2. The act or process of becoming a bankrupt.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bankruptcies — bankrupt ► ADJECTIVE 1) declared in law unable to pay one s debts. 2) completely lacking in a particular good quality or value: morally bankrupt. ► NOUN ▪ a person legally declared as bankrupt. ► VERB ▪ reduce to a bankrupt state. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
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