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bankruptcy

noun

ˈbaŋk-(ˌ)rəp(t)-sē

Definition of bankruptcy

as in ruin

the inability to pay one's debts learned the hard way the costs of declaring bankruptcy

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Recent Examples of bankruptcy But in the following year, farm bankruptcies spiked across much of the country, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026 Court and bankruptcy records reviewed by IndieWire show the effort unraveled barely a year later amid a dispute over the building’s condition and the cost of repairs. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 The 2005 changes caused the number of personal bankruptcies to plunge. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 This was in the fall of 2008, just following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers — an event that cast a chill over the financial sector. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy

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Take a walk around Baixa Chiado, marvel at the Santa Justa outdoor lift connecting the lower areas of the Baixa with the higher Carmo Square, and head to the ruins of an old church at Carmo Archaeological Museum.

— Ann Lee, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026
Wood, bricks and insulation filled the ruins of the church entryway and media room at 2900 Roswell Avenue, near Quindaro Boulevard.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

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As local and county officials butted heads over how to address the historic deficit, disagreements over how to avoid insolvency grew into an increasingly public power struggle.

— Chaewon Chung August 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026
The breach is the latest blow to a struggling small city that has faced years of severe budget deficits, pushing it to the brink of insolvency, as well as chronic understaffing in its police, fire and other municipal departments.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of insolvency

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