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Verb: bankrupt  bangk-rúpt
  1. Reduce to bankruptcy
    "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to bankrupt me!"
    - ruin, break, smash
Adjective: bankrupt  bangk-rúpt
  1. Financially ruined
    "a bankrupt company"
    - belly-up
Noun: bankrupt  bangk-rúpt
  1. Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
    - insolvent

Derived forms: bankrupts, bankrupting, bankrupted

See also: bankruptcy, insolvent

Type of: failure, impoverish, loser, no-hoper, nonstarter, unsuccessful person

Encyclopedia: Bankrupt