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Definition of Bankrupt
Bankrupt

A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.

A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person.

A person who, in accordance with the terms of a law relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be unable to meet his liabilities.

Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one's debts; as, a bankrupt merchant.

Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury.

Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy.

Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed, or something one should possess).

To make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to impoverish.

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Bankrupt Quotations

We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt.
Lee Iacocca

Now, people when I say that look at me and say, 'What are you talking about, Joe? You're telling me we have to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt?'. The answer is yes, that's what I'm telling you.
Joe Biden

Evolution is a bankrupt speculative philosophy, not a scientific fact. Only a spiritually bankrupt society could ever believe it. Only atheists could accept this Satanic theory.
Jimmy Swaggart

Let us not bankrupt our todays by paying interest on the regrets of yesterday and by borrowing in advance the troubles of tomorrow.
Ralph W. Sockman

The work in S, M, L, XL was almost suicidal. It required so much effort that our office almost went bankrupt.
Rem Koolhaas

I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the freedom to do what I want now. But it's not about finances. No matter what, it's about keeping it real.
Vanilla Ice

I was spiritually bankrupt, and when that happens, it's like a spiritual cancer afflicts you.
Mel Gibson

I have to think that I think it's always been a horse race between this administration's temporary political acumen and their completely, utterly, totally bankrupt policies. And they're coming home to roost. It was always a question of time. These guys aren't conservative. These guys are radicals.
Bradley Whitford

Baldwin is sort of getting to be a bit funny. I don't know what happened, but a few years ago they suddenly went bankrupt and Gibson bought the whole outfit. Since then they haven't seemed to be doing an awfully good job of providing pianos.
Marian McPartland

Bankrupt Translations

bankrupt in Afrikaans is bankrot
bankrupt in Dutch is bankroet
bankrupt in French is banqueroute
bankrupt in German is Bankrotteur, bankrott, in Konkurs gehen
bankrupt in Italian is fallimento
bankrupt in Latin is decoctor
bankrupt in Portuguese is falido
bankrupt in Spanish is falencia
bankrupt in Swedish is bankrutt


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