Bankrupt

Bankrupt - Other Definitions

• (n.) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
  
  
• (n.) A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person.
  
  
• (n.) A person who, in accordance with the terms of a law relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be unable to meet his liabilities.
  
  
• (a.) Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one's debts; as, a bankrupt merchant.
  
  
• (a.) Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury.
  
  
• (a.) Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy.
  
  
• (a.) Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
  
  
• (v. t.) To make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to impoverish.
  
  
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bankrupt