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bankrupt

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Adjective

  1. In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.
  2. Destitute of, or wholly lacking a good quality, value, etc. one should possess or once possessed.

Verb

  1. To force into bankruptcy.

Noun

  1. One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person; a bankruptee.
  2. A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.

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