bankruptcy+(noun)

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• bankruptcy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ consumer, personal ▪ corporate ▪ intellectual, moral VERB + BANKRUPTCY ▪ face …   Collocations dictionary

• bankruptcy — bankrupt ► ADJECTIVE 1) declared in law unable to pay one s debts. 2) completely lacking in a particular good quality or value: morally bankrupt. ► NOUN ▪ a person legally declared as bankrupt. ► VERB ▪ reduce to a bankrupt state. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

• bankruptcy — bank·rupt·cy / baŋ ˌkrəp sē/ n pl cies 1: the quality or state of a bankrupt filed for bankruptcy 2: the administration of an insolvent debtor s property by the court for the benefit of the debtor s creditors the debt was discharged in bankruptcy …   Law dictionary

• bankruptcy protection — ➔ protection * * * bankruptcy protection UK US noun [U] (also bankruptcy law protection) ► LAW, FINANCE laws that limit the amount of money a bankrupt company (= one that owes more money than it can pay) must pay to those it owes money to: »The… …   Financial and business terms

• bankruptcy petition — ➔ petition * * * bankruptcy petition UK US noun [C] ► LAW, FINANCE a formal letter to a court asking that a person or company be declared bankrupt: »The latest bankruptcy petition was filed April 14. »Lawyers are considering an involuntary… …   Financial and business terms

• bankruptcy proceedings — ➔ proceedings * * * bankruptcy proceedings UK US noun [plural] ► LAW, FINANCE the legal process of becoming officially bankrupt (= unable to pay what you owe): »The county emerged from bankruptcy proceedings in June. »The company has been under… …   Financial and business terms

• bankruptcy court — ➔ court1 * * * bankruptcy court UK US noun [C] LAW, FINANCE ► a special court that deals with situations in which a business or a person becomes unable to pay their debts, and is officially bankrupt: »The agency will assume much of the burden if… …   Financial and business terms

• bankruptcy judge — ➔ judge1 * * * bankruptcy judge UK US noun [C] LAW, FINANCE ► a judge (= person in charge of a court) who deals with situations in which a business or a person becomes unable to pay their debts, and is officially bankrupt: »The pay program will… …   Financial and business terms

• bankruptcy — noun 1. a state of complete lack of some abstract property (Freq. 1) spiritual bankruptcy moral bankruptcy intellectual bankruptcy • Hypernyms: ↑failure 2. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due (Freq. 1) …   Useful english dictionary

• bankruptcy notice — UK US noun [C] ► LAW, FINANCE a written statement that a person or company has declared bankruptcy (= owes more money than they can pay) and that is sent to anyone to whom they owe money: »With good procedures in place, creditors should receive… …   Financial and business terms

• bankruptcy — noun /ˈbæŋkrʌptsɪ/ A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization. See Also: depression, economic downturn, financial crisis, insolvency, recession, moral bankruptcy, bankrupt, insolvent, broke, bust …   Wiktionary