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noun. poverty

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noun. failure

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Word Origin & History

bankruptcy 1700, from bankrupt, "probably on the analogy of insolvency, but with -t erroneously retained in spelling, instead of being merged in the suffix ...." [OED].

Example Sentences for bankruptcy

File for bankruptcy while still using your existing name so that all your debts will be forgiven before the name change.

Countries, unlike companies, cannot seek the protection of a bankruptcy court.

Long before the towers came tumbling down, the airline industry was on a power dive into bankruptcy.

Capitalism is faced with the bankruptcy of its contradictions.