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 exit term loan is paid-in-kind and therefore there are no cash payments due for the first two years post-emergence from the bankruptcy. — David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Platforms must segregate customer assets from their own, under qualified custody, so that a bankruptcy does not become a claim against a customer’s savings. — Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 Herman helped save the Discovery Channel from imminent bankruptcy by negotiating new output deals and brought in cable TV operators into equity positions in QVC. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 The Spot continued production through mid-1997, when American Cybercast fell into bankruptcy. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy

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But that sympathy can’t quite make up for the galling fact of Nelson’s sons, now teenagers stuck in limbo as a father figure stubbornly insists on courting further ruin.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Surrounding Ain Ebel are the ruins of towns and villages hit by relentless Israeli bombardment, bulldozing and controlled demolitions.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruin

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Their failure to receive one may be attributed to their having vague symptoms, such as a general feeling of malaise, weakness, or fluctuating muscle pain.

— Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Compounding the issue was UM’s failure to get to the quarterback.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of failure

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Social Security swallows nearly a quarter of the federal budget and is less than a decade away from insolvency.

— Andrew G. Biggs, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Forgiven debt over $600 is treated as taxable income by the IRS unless the borrower qualifies for an insolvency exception or another exclusion, which can shrink the real-world benefit further.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of insolvency

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