All 3 Uses of
bankrupt
in
The Fountainhead
- So to prove it, he up and built a house, which is a very nice house, except that nobody can live in it, and a store, which is a very lovely store, except that it's going bankrupt.†
Chpt 1.14
- But they surrendered when they found themselves on the edge of bankruptcy through a series of untraceable circumstances within a few years.†
Chpt 3.1
- They had a nice scheme ready for how to get out of it when the place went bankrupt.†
Chpt 4.1 *
Definition:
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(bankrupt as in: company went bankrupt) legally declared to be unable to pay money that is owed
or (informally): the state of having little or no money