bank
rupt
Third Person
bankrupts
Present Participle
bankrupting
Past Tense
bankrupted
Past Participle
bankrupted
1
to cause a person or organization to become legally unable to pay debts
- Poor sales bankrupted the family business within a year.
- Overspending on the project bankrupted the startup.
- He was bankrupted by medical bills after his illness.
- His lavish lifestyle bankrupted him despite his high income.
- The economic crisis bankrupted many investors.