Definition of Bankruptcy

1. Noun. A state of complete lack of some abstract property. "Intellectual bankruptcy"

Generic synonyms: Failure

2. Noun. Inability to discharge all your debts as they come due. "Fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"
Exact synonyms: Failure
Generic synonyms: Insolvency
Derivative terms: Bankrupt, Fail

3. Noun. A legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent.
Generic synonyms: Legal Proceeding, Proceeding, Proceedings
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

Definition of Bankruptcy

1. n. The state of being actually or legally bankrupt.

Definition of Bankruptcy

1. [n -CIES]

Medical Definition of Bankruptcy

1. The state of legal insolvency with assets taken over by judicial process so that they may be distributed among creditors. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bankruptcy

banking industry
banking system
bankit
bankits
banknote
banknotes
bankroll
bankrolled
bankroller
bankrollers
bankrolling
bankrolls
bankrupt
bankruptcies
bankruptcy (current term)
bankruptcy (current term)
bankrupted
bankrupting
bankrupts
Banks
banksia
banksias
Banksia integrifolia
banksia rose
bankside
banksides
banksman
banksmen
bank account
bank bill

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