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bankrupt

AdjectiveTransitive Verb

Meanings

Adjective

[[]][Unable to pay one's debts][especially in a legal sense.]

The company was declared bankrupt after the market crash.

Adjective

[[]][Completely lacking in a particular quality][idea][or moral value.]

The politician's arguments were morally bankrupt and lacked any real substance.

Transitive Verb

[~ someone]

"The expensive lawsuit threatened to bankrupt the small family business."

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