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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

The budget should be balanced. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered, and assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.
Quintus Tullius Cicero

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

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

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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