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bank·rupt
/ˈbæŋ(ˌ)krəpt/
(
a
.)破產的,倒閉的;缺乏的,喪失的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bank·rupt
n.
1.
Old
Eng
. Law
A
trader
who
secretes
himself
,
or
does
certain
other
acts
tending
to
defraud
his
creditors
.
2.
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
.
3.
Law
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
.
Note:
☞
In
England
,
until
the
year
1861
none
but
a
“trader”
could
be
made
a
bankrupt
;
a
non-trader
failing
to
meet
his
liabilities
being
an
“insolvent”
.
But
this
distinction
was
abolished
by
the
Bankruptcy
Act
of
1861.
The
laws
of
1841
and
1867
of
the
United
States
relating
to
bankruptcy
applied
this
designation
bankrupt
to
others
besides
those
engaged
in
trade
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bank·rupt
,
a.
1.
Being
a
bankrupt
or
in
a
condition
of
bankruptcy
;
unable
to
pay
,
or
legally
discharged
from
paying
,
one's
debts
;
as
,
a
bankrupt
merchant
.
2.
Depleted
of
money
;
not
having
the
means
of
meeting
pecuniary
liabilities
;
as
,
a
bankrupt
treasury
.
3.
Relating
to
bankrupts
and
bankruptcy
.
4.
Destitute
of
,
or
wholly
wanting
(
something
once
possessed
,
or
something
one
should
possess
).
“
Bankrupt
in
gratitude.”
Bankrupt law
,
a
law
by
which
the
property
of
a
person
who
is
unable
or
unwilling
to
pay
his
debts
may
be
taken
and
distributed
to
his
creditors
,
and
by
which
a
person
who
has
made
a
full
surrender
of
his
property
,
and
is
free
from
fraud
,
may
be
discharged
from
the
legal
obligation
of
his
debts
.
See
Insolvent
,
a.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bank·rupt
,
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Bankrupted
;
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Bankrupting
.]
To
make
bankrupt
;
to
bring
financial
ruin
upon
;
to
impoverish
.
◄
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
bankrupt
adj
:
financially
ruined
; "
a
bankrupt
company
"; "
the
company
went
belly-up
" [
syn
:
belly-up(p)
]
n
:
someone
who
has
insufficient
assets
to
cover
their
debts
[
syn
:
insolvent
]
v
:
reduce
to
bankruptcy
; "
My
daughter's
fancy
wedding
is
going
to
break
me
!"; "
The
slump
in
the
financial
markets
smashed
him
" [
syn
:
ruin
,
break
,
smash
]
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