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bankrupt

🇬🇧 UK/'bæŋkrʌpt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To cause a person or organization to become financially insolvent.

使破产

n.

A person who has been legally declared unable to pay their debts.

破产者

adj.

Legally declared unable to pay one's debts; completely lacking in a quality or value.

破产的;完全缺乏的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
bankridge, mound, slope
+
ruptbreak, burst
=bankrupt

Common Collocations

  • 1.go bankrupt破产

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company declared bankruptcy after losing millions during the recession.

  • 2.

    Many small businesses went bankrupt during the pandemic lockdown.

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