Synonyms for bankruptcy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bangk-ruhpt-see, -ruh p-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæŋk rʌpt si, -rəp si |
Top 10 synonyms for bankruptcy
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for bankruptcy
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