Bankrupting: meaning, definitions and examples

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bankrupting

[ ˈbæŋkrʌptɪŋ ]

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financial

To make someone bankrupt by reducing their financial resources to zero or below.

Synonyms

bankruptcy, impoverish, ruin

Examples of usage

The economic crisis is bankrupting many small businesses.
His gambling addiction is bankrupting his family.

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figurative

To cause something to fail or collapse due to lack of resources or support.

Synonyms

collapse, fail, ruin

Examples of usage

The constant criticism is bankrupting his confidence.
The lack of investment is bankrupting the infrastructure.

Translations

Translations of the word "bankrupting" in other languages:

🇵🇹 falência

🇮🇳 दिवालियापन

🇩🇪 Bankrott

🇮🇩 kebangkrutan

🇺🇦 банкрутство

🇵🇱 upadłość

🇯🇵 破産

🇫🇷 faillite

🇪🇸 quiebra

🇹🇷 iflas

🇰🇷 파산

🇸🇦 إفلاس

🇨🇿 úpadek

🇸🇰 úpadok

🇨🇳 破产

🇸🇮 stečaj

🇮🇸 gjaldþrot

🇰🇿 банкроттық

🇬🇪 გაკოტრება

🇦🇿 müflislik

🇲🇽 quiebra

Word origin

The word 'bankrupting' is derived from the term 'bankrupt', which originated from the Italian word 'banca rotta' meaning 'broken bench'. This refers to the ancient practice of breaking the bench of a bankrupt trader to symbolize his insolvency. The concept of bankruptcy has existed for centuries as a legal status of inability to repay debts. The verb 'bankrupting' emerged as a derivative to describe the action of causing bankruptcy or financial ruin.