Both Uses of
bankrupt
in
The Merchant of Venice
- There I have another bad match: a bankrupt, a prodigal, who dare scarce show his head on the Rialto; a beggar, that used to come so smug upon the mart; let him look to his bond: he was wont to call me usurer; let him look to his bond: he was wont to lend money for a Christian courtesy; let him look to his bond.†
Scene 3.1
- To cut the forfeiture from that bankrupt there.†
Scene 4.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(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 -
(2)
(bankrupt as in: bankrupt idea) without value or without a particular quality
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)