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