We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.
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Bankrupt
/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/
Synonyms for "bankrupt" (154 found)
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Related words (77)
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
impoverishedthe impoverished
Noun(6 words)
in default ofin receivershipin ruinsin the gutterin the redin want ofincapacitateindigentinsolventinsolvent debtorirremediablekaputlackinglame ducklandlesslosermissingmoneylessneedingon the rocks
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out ofout of fundsout of pocketoverthrownpauperpauperizepennilesspenniless manpenuriouspoorpoor devilpoor manpoorlingpropertylessravagedreducerockruinruinedruinousscant ofscuttleshipwreckshortshort ofshyshy ofsinkspoiledstarvelingstonystripunblessed withundoneunpossessed ofuse upvoid ofwantingwashoutwastedwelfare clientwithout a souwreckwrecked
Verb(4 words)
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More general
10 entrieseconomic conditionfailurefinancial stateimpoverishlegal statuslosernonstarterpersontransitive verbunsuccessful person
More specific
7 entriesChapter 7 debtorbankruptcy petitionergo bankruptinsolvencyinsolvent companyinsolvent debtorinsolvent individual
Collocations
11 entriesbankrupt companybankrupt estatebankrupt firmbankrupt personbankruptcy lawbankruptcy proceedingsbankrupting lossesdeclare bankruptcyfile for bankruptcygo bankruptinsolvent debtor
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The company went bankrupt.
Source: tatoeba (49044)
That company is, in effect, bankrupt.
Source: tatoeba (49076)
Having fallen victim to increased competition, the company went bankrupt.
Source: tatoeba (49090)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.