bankrupt
[adjective]
Synonyms: insolvent, broke (informal), destitute, impoverished, in queer street, in the red, ruined, wiped out (informal)

---

Contrasted words: rebuild, repair, restore, revive, augment, bolster, fortify, strengthen
Related Words: break, impair, incapacitate

---

English Thesaurus: bankrupt, be in financial difficulties, go bust/go under, insolven

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. bank‧rupt¹ /ˈbæŋkrʌpt/ adjective

1. without enough money to pay what you owe Synonym : insolvent:
The firm went bankrupt before the building work was completed.
In 1977 he was declared bankrupt (=by a court).
Mr Trent lost his house when he was made bankrupt.
Seventeen years of war left the country bankrupt.
a bankrupt electrical company

2. completely lacking a particular good quality:
The opposition attacked the government as morally bankrupt.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. bankrupt² verb [transitive]
to make a person, business, or country bankrupt or very poor Synonym : ruin:
Johns had been nearly bankrupted through a failed business venture.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

III. bankrupt³ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: bankrupt 'bankruptcy' (16-18 centuries), from French banqueroute, from Old Italian bancarotta, from banca 'bank' + rotta 'broken']
someone who has officially said that they cannot pay their debts
certified/uncertified bankrupt British English (=one a court does or does not allow to start a business again)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

bankrupt
adj.
VERBS be | become, go Hundreds of firms went bankrupt during the recession.
adjudge sb, adjudicate sb, declare sb, make sb She had to pay the mortgage after her husband was declared bankrupt.
ADV. almost, nearly, virtually | economically, ideologically, morally (figurative)
PREP. of (figurative) a government bankrupt of new ideas

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

bankrupt without any money and unable to pay your debts – used about a person or business that has to officially admit this and stop trading permanently:
Many small businesses will go bankrupt unless interest rates fall.
He was declared bankrupt in the High Court yesterday.
be in financial difficulties to have difficulty paying your bills and debts, often so that you are in danger of becoming bankrupt - used about people and businesses:
The firm has been in financial difficulties for some time.
He was in financial difficulties and knew that he would have to sell his home.
go bust/go under informal to become bankrupt and have to stop operating – used about a business:
The supermarket isn’t there any more – it went bust ages ago.
During the last recession, dozens of businesses were going under every day.
insolvent formal bankrupt - used about people and businesses:
The bank was declared insolvent.
Directors of insolvent companies often ignore demands for payment.
Individuals becoming insolvent also jumped 9% to 9,470 in the third quarter.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲