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bankruptcy

Syllabification: (bank·rupt·cy)
Pronunciation: /ˈbaNGkˌrəp(t)sē, -rəp(t)sē/
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Definition of bankruptcy

noun (plural bankruptcies)

  • 1the state of being bankrupt:many companies were facing bankruptcy a series of bankruptcies and scandals [as modifier]:bankruptcy proceedings
  • 2the state of being completely lacking in a particular quality or value:the moral bankruptcy of turning away desperate people
Remember that the ending of bankruptcy is -tcy.

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