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Pleite — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bankruptcy noun The legally recognized state of being unable to pay one's debts.
  • broke adj Having no money; financially ruined.
  • busted adjective Broken or not working.
  • failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
  • flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
  • skinned adj Having had the skin removed.

Senses

Pleite is used for these senses in English:

  • bankruptcy (finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
  • busted (slang) Broke; having no money.
  • failure Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
  • flop A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
  • skinned (slang) Stripped of money or property.

broke — full definition

  1. adj Having no money; financially ruined.
  2. verb Past tense of "break."

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