| 单词 | bankrupt |
| 释义 | bankrupt bankrupt // adjective, verb, noun
■ adjective
1 without enough money to pay what you owe, especially when this has been officially decided by a court: a bankrupt software company Her husband went bankrupt two years ago. The company was declared bankrupt in the High Court. SYN INSOLVENT
❖ to go/be declared bankrupt
2 (formal) [not usually before noun] not having something that has value: a government bankrupt of new ideas a morally bankrupt society
VOCABULARY BUILDING
When a company fails
Technical words
• to be/go insolvent (= to be unable to pay debts) • to liquidate/wind up a company (= to sell its assets, pay its debts, etc.) • a company is put/goes into liquidation
Neutral Words
• to be/go bankrupt • to go out of business
Informal/idiomatic words
a company • goes under • goes bust • goes belly up • goes to the wall
■ verb [+ obj]
to make sb bankrupt: The company was almost bankrupted by legal costs.
■ noun [C]
UNDISCHARGED BANKRUPT
(Law ) a person who has been judged by a court to be unable to pay their debts |
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