C1 unable to pay what you owe, and having had control of your financial matters given, by a law court, to a person who sells your property to pay your debts:
The recession has led to many small businesses going bankrupt.
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- The company went bankrupt and was put into the hands of the receivers.
- They piled up such a huge debt that they soon went bankrupt.
- When it was obvious the company was going bankrupt, the government ordered all their assets to be frozen.
- The business went bankrupt after investing an enormous amount on a product that failed to sell.
- Without the help of a generous investor, the theatre company would have gone bankrupt.
Тезаурус: синонимы и родственные слова
› a person who is officially bankrupt:
He was declared a bankrupt in 2011.
Тезаурус: синонимы и родственные слова
