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bankrupt
English
Etymology
From Italian banca rotta, which refers to an out-of-business bank, having its bench physically broken. When a moneylender in Northern Italy became insolvent, they would break the bench they worked from to signify that they were no longer in business. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?bæ?.k??pt/, /?bæ?.k??pt/
- (US) IPA(key): /?bæ?k.??pt/, /?bæ?k.??pt/
Adjective
bankrupt (comparative more bankrupt, superlative most bankrupt)
- (finance) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
- Having been legally declared insolvent.
- Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:impoverished
Derived terms
- bankrupt cart
- bankruptcy
- go bankrupt
Translations
See also
- defunct
- illiquid
- insolvent
Verb
bankrupt (third-person singular simple present bankrupts, present participle bankrupting, simple past and past participle bankrupted)
- (transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
Translations
Noun
bankrupt (plural bankrupts)
- One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
- (Britain, law, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Blackstone to this entry?)
Translations
References
- Michael Quinion (2004) , “Bankrupt”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, ?ISBN
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windup
English
Alternative forms
- wind-up
Noun
windup (plural windups)
- The act of ending or concluding something.
- The last part of something; a conclusion.
- (Britain) A practical joke or tease.
- (baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.
Adjective
windup (not comparable)
- Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand.
See also
- wind up
Anagrams
- upwind
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