Wiped Out (Adjective)
Meaning 2
Destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The family's business went bankrupt and they were completely wiped out, losing everything they had worked for.
- After a series of poor investments, the once wealthy entrepreneur was wiped out and had to start over from scratch.
- The economic downturn had a devastating effect on the small town, leaving many residents financially wiped out.
- The company's stock plummeted, and the investors who had put their life savings into it were wiped out.
- Years of reckless spending and poor financial decisions had left the family's fortune wiped out, and they were struggling to make ends meet.