bankrupt

• Bezeichnet eine Person oder Organisation, die rechtlich als zahlungsunfähig anerkannt ist und ihre Schulden nicht begleichen kann.

Describes a person or organization that is legally declared unable to pay their debts.

1. Financial insolvencyB2formal

   Declared by a court as unable to pay debts; legally insolvent.

   Bankrott

   • The company went bankrupt after years of losses.
   • He was declared bankrupt by the court.
   • Many small businesses became bankrupt during the recession.

   Synonymebrokeinsolventruined

   Antonymesolvent

2. Lacking somethingC1formal

   Completely lacking in a particular quality or resource.

   frei von etwas

   • The plan was morally bankrupt from the start.
   • His argument was intellectually bankrupt.
   • The system is spiritually bankrupt and needs reform.

   Synonymebereftdeficientdepleteddepriveddestitutedevoidemptyimpoverishedlackingwanting

   Antonymeabundantplentifulresourcefulrich

• Substantiv für eine Person oder Organisation, die rechtlich als zahlungsunfähig anerkannt ist und ihre Schulden nicht mehr begleichen kann, was oft zur Liquidation von Vermögenswerten oder zu einer finanziellen Umstrukturierung führt.

A noun referring to a person or entity that has been legally declared unable to pay their debts, often resulting in the liquidation of assets or financial restructuring.

1. Legally declared insolvent personB2formal

   A person who has been legally declared unable to pay their debts and whose financial affairs are managed by a court.

   Bankrotteur

   • The bankrupt was ordered to sell all assets to pay creditors.
   • Many bankrupts struggle to rebuild their credit history.
   • The court appointed a trustee to handle the bankrupt's finances.

   Synonymedebtorinsolvent

2. Financially ruined individualB2informal

   Someone who has completely lost their financial resources or gone out of business.

   Bankrottierter

   • After the market crash, he became a bankrupt.
   • The company's CEO was declared a bankrupt last month.
   • She felt like a bankrupt after losing her entire savings.

   Synonymedebtorfailureinsolventpauperwreck

   Antonymecapitalistmagnatemillionairetycoon

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, durch die eine Person, ein Unternehmen oder eine Organisation rechtlich zahlungsunfähig wird; auch: selbst zahlungsunfähig werden.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing a person, company, or organization to become legally unable to pay their debts.

1. Make insolventB2formal

   To cause a person, company, or organization to become unable to pay their debts.

   In den Bankrott treiben

   • The lawsuit threatened to bankrupt the small business.
   • Poor financial decisions bankrupted the company.
   • The economic crisis bankrupted many families.

   Synonymebreakbustcrippledrainexhaustruinwipe out