Bankrupt - English meaning

verb

Reduce (a person or organization) to bankruptcy.

Usage examples:

The strike nearly bankrupted the union

adjective

(of a person or organization) declared in law as unable to pay their debts.

Usage examples:

His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home

adjective

Completely lacking in a particular good quality.

Usage examples:

Their cause is morally bankrupt

noun

A person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.

Usage examples:

How many times have you been asked in the street for some money from a seemingly homeless person or…

verb

Reduce (someone) to poverty.

Usage examples:

Why should i beggar myself for you?

noun

A poor person who lives by asking others for money or food

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

adjective

Past (and archaic past participle) of break1.

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

verb

Lacking funds

noun

A woman's chest as measured around her breasts.

Usage examples:

A 36-inch bust

verb

Break, split, or burst.

Usage examples:

They bust the tunnel wide open

adjective

Damaged or broken.

Usage examples:

The vacuum cleaner's bust

verb

Cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally.

Usage examples:

Developing countries are crippled by their debts

noun

A person with a severe limitation of a specified kind.

Usage examples:

An emotional cripple

verb

Deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

noun

A person, country, or organization that owes money.

Usage examples:

Generally, debtors must negotiate with each creditor separately

noun

A country, organization, or person who owes money

Usage examples:

Student loans force students to graduate as debtors.

noun

A person, country, or organization that owes money

Usage examples:

The federal deposit insurance corporation was appointed receiver of the debtor's assets., debtor co…

adjective

(of an undertaking or a relationship) not achieving its end or not lasting; unsuccessful.

Usage examples:

A failed coup attempt

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Usage examples:

He failed in his attempt to secure election

adjective

Unsuccessful

Usage examples:

Since his failed attempt in college, john has always wanted to write a novel.

verb

Make (a person or area) poor.

Usage examples:

The wars had impoverished him

verb

To make someone very poor

Usage examples:

The new law is likely to further impoverish single parents., he was made to pay a ruinous fine that…

idiom

Spending more money than you earn

Usage examples:

The company has been in the red for the last three quarters.

adjective

Unable to pay debts owed.

Usage examples:

The company became insolvent

noun

An insolvent person.

Usage examples:

Since when did insolvents have the right to impose their failed prescriptions on flourishing entrep…

adjective

(esp. of a company) unable to pay what you owe because you do not have enough money

Usage examples:

When it discovered the loans could not be repaid, the bank became insolvent.

preposition

With the subtraction of.

Usage examples:

What's ninety three minus seven?

adjective

(before a number) below zero; negative.

Usage examples:

Minus five

noun

Short for minus sign.

noun

A very poor person.

Usage examples:

He died a pauper

noun

A very poor person

verb

Make very poor; impoverish.

Usage examples:

The party pauperized the country while claiming to be empowering its people

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Usage examples:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

adjective

(of a building or place) reduced to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

A ruined castle

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

preposition

Without.

Usage examples:

A picture of maughan sans specs

noun

Short for sanatorium.

abbreviation

Storage area network.

adjective

Lacking in a required or necessary quality.

Usage examples:

They weren't wanting in confidence

verb

Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.

Usage examples:

I want an apple

adjective

Missing

Usage examples:

It was a perfect party – nothing was wanting.

preposition

In the absence of.

Usage examples:

He went to sweden without her

adverb

Outside.

Usage examples:

The barbarians without the gates

conjunction

Without it being the case that.

Usage examples:

He won't be able to go without we know it