bankrupt bankrupt /ˈbæŋkrəpt/

adjective

1. () Financially ruined  ( belly-up [Informal] , bankrupt )
   financially ruined
    A bankrupt company
   a bankrupt company
    The company went belly-up
   the company went belly-up
   

noun

1. Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts  ( bankrupt , insolvent )
   someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
   

verb

1. () Reduce to bankruptcy  ( break , ruin , smash , bankrupt )
   reduce to bankruptcy
    My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
   My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
    The slump in the financial markets smashed him
   The slump in the financial markets smashed him