Thesaurus results for BANKRUPTCY

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 The owners of the camp — the Eastland Family — later filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with documents showing their total debts exceeded $10 million. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 After the company weathered bankruptcy in the 1980s, Low reclassified its truck drivers as private contractors. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 Chatham Asset Management won the bidding in the bankruptcy auction that year, and much of the company’s debt was eliminated in the acquisition. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 While it's not guaranteed, this type of bankruptcy typically allows existing businesses to keep operating. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy

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Cusco was the capital of the Inca empire, an important city of Spanish colonial rule and today remains an important cultural destination with ruins including Machu Picchu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Many people prefer to live in the ruins of their houses instead of having tents because the tents do not protect them from any kind of rain or any kind of heat, and there are also rodents that spread diseases.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruin

Noun

Repeating that process places significant stress on components, increasing operational and capital costs due to the risk of failure, maintenance requirements and downtime.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
The driver, identified as 54-year-old Robert Delorenzo of Stratford, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to stop on the right side of the road.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of failure

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The proposal would have allowed the state Department of Finance to advance future state funding to a school district facing cash insolvency.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
By doing this, lowest-income beneficiaries would receive larger benefits, poverty would be reduced, and Social Security's insolvency would be delayed, advocates said.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of insolvency

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