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Word entry · 10 letters

bankruptcy

Best crossword clue

"Legal insolvency"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈbæŋ.kɹʌp(t).si/Part of speech nounSorted abcknprtuyStarts with BEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent

Word origin

From bankrupt + -cy, replacing earlier bankruptship.

Used in a sentence

  • The company ended up filing for bankruptcy.
  • He declared that these drastic steps would undoubtedly inconvenience a good many people, but the alternative was bankruptcy of the Ulster Transport Authority and the breakdown of public transport services.

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