Bankrupt (Verb)
Meaning
Reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The excessive spending on luxury items would ultimately bankrupt the young heir to the vast fortune.
- The struggling business was in danger of being bankrupt by the crippling interest payments on its loan.
- The new venture was going to bankrupt my father if he didn't cut his losses soon.
- His lavish lifestyle was going to bankrupt him within a few months if he didn't make some drastic changes.
- The economic downturn bankrupt the majority of the small businesses in the area leaving many residents without jobs.