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Word entry · 8 letters

bankrupt

Best crossword clue

"Insolvent"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/Part of speech adjective, verb, nounSorted abknprtuStarts with BEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Unable to pay debts, or completely lacking something valuable.

Word origin

Partial calque of Italian bancarotta (literally “a broken bench”), from banca (“bank”, literally “bench”) + rotta (“broken, rupted”), which refers to an out-of-business bank, having its bench physically broken, signifying that the working moneylender was insolvent.

Used in a sentence

  • a bankrupt merchant
  • "How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly."
  • a morally bankrupt politician

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Insolvent8 letters
02Unable to pay debts8 letters

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