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falência — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bankruptcy noun The legally recognized state of being unable to pay one's debts.
  • failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.

Senses

falência is used for these senses in English:

  • bankruptcy (finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
  • failure (pathology) A condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life.

failure — full definition

  1. noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
  2. noun Not doing something that should have been done.
  3. noun The point at which an organ or system stops working properly.
  4. noun Someone or something considered unsuccessful.

Related Portuguese words