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Antonyms for bankruptcy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bangk-ruhpt-see, -ruh p-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæŋk rʌpt si, -rəp si



Definition of bankruptcy

Origin :
  • 1700, from bankrupt, "probably on the analogy of insolvency, but with -t erroneously retained in spelling, instead of being merged in the suffix ...." [OED]. Figurative use from 1761.
  • noun inability to pay debts
Example sentences :
  • Bankruptcy was not the only art by which Badman piled up his fortune.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • “The era of religious influence closes in bankruptcy,” he informs us.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • Her business was going to wreck, and bankruptcy seemed impending.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • It is only too true that your father stood on the verge of bankruptcy.
  • Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
  • The bankruptcy proceedings had exhausted all the laughter there was in it.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • The fate of riches is often ruins, but there is no bankruptcy in hope.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • He magnified the impending disgrace of bankruptcy and imprisonment.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • She accused him of trying to tie them down to a village; he accused her of trying to drive him to bankruptcy.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • Extravagance of living is another prolific cause of bankruptcy.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • He received me warmly, and told me we had saved him from bankruptcy.
  • Extract from : « Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison » by Austin Biron Bidwell

Synonyms for bankruptcy

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