bankrupted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of bankruptednext
as in bankrupt

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bankrupted

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verb

past tense of bankrupt
as in ruined
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts several bad investments bankrupted him

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  1. bankrupt
  2. ruined
  3. insolvent
  4. penniless
Adjective
  • The SoftBank Vision Fund, his venture capital project that launched in 2017, has developed a reputation for backing major flops, including WeWork, the bankrupt co-working space company.
    David Goldman, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/Getty Images A US judge has cleared the way for billions of dollars to be refunded to former customers of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of bankrupt
Verb
  • Collegiate sports have been ruined by the NCAA.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Others shared similar heartwarming stories of kind ways their postal workers went out of their way to cleverly deliver presents in boxes that could’ve ruined holiday surprises.
    Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of ruined
Adjective
  • The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has estimated that the bill would increase the deficit by $196 billion and increase the rate at which the Social Security trust fund becomes insolvent.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In general, the Fed is allowed to lend only to solvent institutions, not insolvent ones.
    Timothy F. Geithner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
Definition of insolvent
Adjective
  • Last December, New York City, Chicago and Denver pleaded for federal assistance to help house tens of thousands of migrants who had arrived penniless after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, bused them there from the border.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Along with invisible, the assistant can also be penniless, powerless and a vulnerable target.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of penniless
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bankrupted

bankrupting

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