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破産 — meaning in English

hasan

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English meaning

  • bankrupt adj Legally unable to pay one's debts.
  • bankruptcy noun The legally recognized state of being unable to pay one's debts.
  • ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
  • ruination noun The state or process of being completely ruined or destroyed.

Senses

破産 is used for these senses in English:

  • bankrupt (finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565]
  • bankruptcy (finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
  • go bankrupt (intransitive) To become bankrupt; to go into liquidation.
  • ruin (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
  • ruination The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.

bankrupt — full definition

  1. adj Legally unable to pay one's debts.
  2. verb To cause someone or something to run out of money entirely.

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