bankrupt
adjectiveUK /ˈbæŋ.krʌpt/
US /ˈbæŋ.krʌpt/
Having no money left to pay what you owe.
The shop went bankrupt because too few people bought things there.
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2. To make a person or company unable to pay their debts.
The huge fines could bankrupt the small family business.
3. A person who cannot pay the money they owe.
The court declared him a bankrupt after he lost all his savings.
4. Completely lacking in a good quality.
His plan was bankrupt of any real ideas.