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BANKRUPTCY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BANKRUPTCY?

Need another word that means the same as “bankruptcy”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “bankruptcy” in this overview.

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Bankruptcy as a Noun
Definitions of "Bankruptcy" as a noun
Synonyms of "Bankruptcy" as a noun (7 Words)
Usage Examples of "Bankruptcy" as a noun
Associations of "Bankruptcy" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Bankruptcy” are: failure, insolvency, liquidation, ruin, ruination, debt, indebtedness

Bankruptcy as a Noun

Definitions of "Bankruptcy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bankruptcy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent.
Inability to discharge all your debts as they come due.
The state of being bankrupt.
A state of complete lack of some abstract property.
The state of being completely lacking in a particular good quality.

Synonyms of "Bankruptcy" as a noun (7 Words)

debt	Money or goods or services owed by one person to another. A way to reduce Third World debt.
failure	A sudden cessation of power. Fraudulent loans led to the failure* of many banks.*
indebtedness	The feeling of owing gratitude for a service or favour. The industry is taking steps to reduce indebtedness* and cut costs.*
insolvency	The lack of financial resources. The club was facing insolvency.
liquidation	The murder of a competitor. The company went into liquidation.
ruin	A ruined building. The ruin* and heartbreak wrought by alcohol divorce and violence.*
ruination	An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction. The headquarters fell into ruination.

Usage Examples of "Bankruptcy" as a noun

Many companies were facing bankruptcy.
A 7 per cent increase in bankruptcies.
Intellectual bankruptcy.
Spiritual bankruptcy.
The company had to declare bankruptcy.
The intellectual bankruptcy of the corporate media.
Moral bankruptcy.

Associations of "Bankruptcy" (30 Words)

account	Prepare or present a record an account of money given or received. In order that he may be able to account* accurately the trustee should not mingle the trust property with other property.*
accounting	The occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business. He was unable to give a clear accounting* for his actions.*
amortize	Transfer (land) to a corporation in mortmain. Eighty per cent of the proceeds has been used to amortize* the public debt.*
assignee	A person appointed to act for another.
bankrupt	Reduce a person or organization to bankruptcy. His father went bankrupt* and the family had to sell their home.*
beholden	Owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service. I don t like to be beholden* to anybody.*
bookkeeping	The activity or occupation of keeping records of the financial affairs of a business. I got in a financial muddle because I didn t keep my bookkeeping* up to date.*
borrow	Take and use (a book) from a library for a fixed period of time. Lower interest rates will make it cheaper for individuals to borrow.
cash	Exchange for cash. South cashed the ace king and queen of clubs.
catastrophic	Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin. A catastrophic* earthquake.*
creditor	A person or company to whom money is owing. Creditor banks.
debt	A feeling of gratitude for a service or favour. A way to reduce Third World debt.
debtor	A person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt. Generally debtors must negotiate with each creditor separately.
disastrous	Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. The battle was a disastrous* end to a disastrous campaign.*
elimination	The murder of a competitor. The treatment promotes the elimination* of toxins.*
failure	An unexpected omission. Fraudulent loans led to the failure* of many banks.*
fiduciary	Relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another. In a fiduciary* capacity.*
finance	The management of money and credit and banking and investments. Can we finance* the addition to our home.*
fund	Place or store up in a fund for accumulation. The government funds basic research in many areas.
inoperative	Not working or taking effect. An inoperative* law.*
insolvency	The state of being insolvent. The club was facing insolvency.
insolvent	An insolvent person. The company became insolvent.
installment	The act of installing something (as equipment.
liquidation	Termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities. The company went into liquidation.
owe	Owe something especially money to. She owes me 200.
recession	The act of ceding back. The country is in the depths of a recession.
repay	Make repayment for or return something. These sites would repay* more detailed investigation.*
ruinous	Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin. A ruinous* course of action.*
stockholder	A holder of supplies for manufacturers.
trustee	A person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another’s benefit. Pension fund trustees.