bankrupt meaning and definition

BANKRUPT noun

Definition of bankrupt (noun)

1. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
   • synonyms: insolvent

BANKRUPT verb

Definition of bankrupt (verb)

1. reduce to bankruptcy
   • "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
   • synonyms: break, ruin, smash

BANKRUPT adjective

Definition of bankrupt (adjective)

1. financially ruined
   • "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"
   • synonyms: belly-up