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bankrupt

 
 
/ˈbæŋkrʌpt/ noun [C] LAW, FINANCE

Definition

a person who is officially bankrupt: He was declared a bankrupt in 2007. → See also discharged bankrupt, undischarged bankrupt
(Definition of bankrupt noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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