Bankrupt (Adjective)
Meaning
Financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The family had to file for bankruptcy after they were left financially strapped following a costly lawsuit.
- Despite numerous efforts to recover, the small business ultimately became bankrupt due to years of operating in the red.
- Investors pulled their funding from the startup after realizing it was on the verge of becoming completely bankrupt.
- When the factory closed down, hundreds of workers were left without jobs, and the owner was left a bankrupt individual.
- Experts warned that the failed real estate venture would likely drive several key stakeholders completely bankrupt.