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Definition bankrupt
Etymology
From Italian banca rotta, which refers to an out-of-business bank, having its bench physically broken. When a moneylender in Northern Italy became insolvent, they would break the bench they worked from to signify that they were no longer in business. (Can this etymology be sourced?)
Adjective
bankrupt (comparative more bankrupt, superlative most bankrupt)
- In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
- Having been legally declared insolvent.
- Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
Verb
bankrupt (third-person singular simple present bankrupts, present participle bankrupting, simple past and past participle bankrupted)
- (transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
Noun
bankrupt (plural bankrupts)
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