bankrupt

• Qualifie une personne ou une entreprise déclarée juridiquement incapable de rembourser ses dettes.

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.

   en faillite

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

   Synonymesbrokeinsolventruined

   Antonymessolvent

2. Lacking somethingC1formal

   Completely lacking in a particular quality or resource.

   dépourvu de, privé de

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

   Synonymesbereftdeficientdepleteddepriveddestitutedevoidemptyimpoverishedlackingwanting

   Antonymesabundantplentifulresourcefulrich

• Personne ou organisation qui, ayant été déclarée en faillite par la loi, est dans l'incapacité de rembourser ses dettes, ce qui entraîne souvent la liquidation de ses biens ou une restructuration financière.

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.

   Personne en faillite déclarée

   • 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.

   Synonymesdebtorinsolvent

2. Financially ruined individualB2informal

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

   Personne ruinée financièrement

   • 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.

   Synonymesdebtorfailureinsolventpauperwreck

   Antonymescapitalistmagnatemillionairetycoon

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de rendre une personne, une entreprise ou une organisation juridiquement incapable de payer ses dettes, ou le fait de faire faillite.

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.

   mettre en faillite

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

   Synonymesbreakbustcrippledrainexhaustruinwipe out