bankrupt
gb/bˈæŋkɹəpt/ us/bˈæŋkɹəpt/
B2
Angličtina
~ 9300
Významy
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adjective
B2
state
1
unable to pay debts; insolvent
Having very serious money problems and not able to pay the money you owe to others.
Vzorec užití:
be bankrupt
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes say *"He is a bankrupt"* when they mean the general condition. Use the adjective: *"He is bankrupt"*. They also confuse *bankrupt* with *broke*: *broke* is informal and can be temporary, while *bankrupt* is usually a very serious or legal financial state.
Synonyma
insolvent (More formal and technical, mainly used in business and legal contexts.)
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broke (Informal; suggests having no money right now, but not necessarily the serious legal situation of being bankrupt.)
Antonyma
solvent (A formal or business term meaning able to pay debts; the direct financial opposite of bankrupt.)
Kolokace
go bankrupt
|declare bankrupt
|become bankrupt
|virtually bankrupt
|bankrupt company
|near-bankrupt
Témata
business
|finance
|law
Příklady
- The company was declared bankrupt after failing to repay its loans.
- He invested badly and is now completely bankrupt.
- Several small shops went bankrupt when the new mall opened.
- The airline is nearly bankrupt and may shut down this year.
- If the deal falls through, the firm could be bankrupt within months.
Učební příklady
- The store is bankrupt and will close next week.
- His business went bankrupt after only one year.
- They are almost bankrupt because they cannot pay their bills.
- The hotel became bankrupt during the long winter.
- After the court case, the man was bankrupt.
adjective
C1
property
2
completely lacking good qualities
Having none of an important quality, especially no morals, no feelings, or no good ideas.
Vzorec užití:
be bankrupt in [something]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes take this sense too literally and think it always relates to money. In phrases like *morally bankrupt* or *emotionally bankrupt*, it does not refer to money but to a total lack of that quality.
Synonyma
devoid (Focuses on being completely without something; often used with abstract qualities like *devoid of compassion*.)
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corrupt (Often used for moral failure, but usually implies active dishonesty or crime, not just total lack of values.)
Antonyma
principled (Describes someone with strong moral rules, opposite of being morally bankrupt.)
Kolokace
morally bankrupt
|ethically bankrupt
|emotionally bankrupt
|intellectually bankrupt
|spiritually bankrupt
Témata
ethics
|emotions
|opinion
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- The regime was described as morally bankrupt after years of human rights abuses.
- Many critics see the policy as intellectually bankrupt and lacking serious ideas.
- After the scandal, voters felt the party was ethically bankrupt.
- The movie shows a society that is spiritually bankrupt and focused only on money.
- His cold reaction made her feel that he was emotionally bankrupt.
Učební příklady
- The judge called the government morally bankrupt.
- Some people think modern politics is completely bankrupt of ideas.
- She left the company because she felt its leaders were ethically bankrupt.
- They say the system is emotionally bankrupt and does not care about people.
- Many fans now see the sport as morally bankrupt.
Podstatné jméno
formal
C2
entity
3
person or firm declared bankrupt
A person or business that the law says cannot pay its debts.
Vzorec užití:
[someone] is a bankrupt
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes use the noun *a bankrupt* in everyday speech where native speakers prefer the adjective: say *"He is bankrupt"* rather than *"He is a bankrupt"* in normal conversation. The noun is mainly legal or formal.
Synonyma
insolvent person (A descriptive phrase; more technical, often used in legal or financial writing.)
Antonyma
creditor (In legal and business contexts, a creditor is someone who is owed money, often contrasted with a bankrupt who owes money and cannot pay.)
Kolokace
an undischarged bankrupt
|a declared bankrupt
|make [someone] a bankrupt
|discharge a bankrupt
Témata
business
|finance
|law
Příklady
- As an undischarged bankrupt, he was not allowed to serve as a company director.
- The court ruled that the bankrupt must disclose all remaining assets.
- Once she was made a bankrupt, her finances were controlled by the trustee.
- The new law gives bankrupts a second chance more quickly.
- Creditors met to discuss how to recover money from the bankrupt.
Učební příklady
- He became a bankrupt after his business failed.
- The court said she was a bankrupt.
- As a bankrupt, he had many legal limits.
- The bank tried to get money back from the bankrupt.
- The lawyer helped the bankrupt with the legal process.
Sloveso
C1
action
4
to cause to go bankrupt
To make a person or business lose so much money that they cannot pay their debts.
Vzorec užití:
bankrupt [someone/something]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes say *"bankrupt someone from money"* or *"bankrupt of money"*. In English, we normally say *"bankrupt someone"* or *"bankrupt someone with/by [costs, bills]"* and then mention the cause: *"The medical bills bankrupted him."*
Synonyma
ruin (Can refer to financial, social, or emotional destruction, not only money, and is less formal than *bankrupt*.)
Antonyma
enrich (Means to make someone richer; the opposite of making someone financially ruined.)
Kolokace
bankrupt the company
|bankrupt a family
|bankrupted by medical bills
|threaten to bankrupt
|almost bankrupt [someone]
Témata
business
|finance
|law
Příklady
- The failed project nearly bankrupted the small charity.
- Medical expenses can bankrupt families who have no insurance.
- The fine is so large it could bankrupt the company.
- A long legal battle eventually bankrupted him.
- They warned that the new regulations might bankrupt local farmers.
Učební příklady
- The bad investment bankrupted him.
- Huge hospital bills can bankrupt poor families.
- The new tax could bankrupt many small shops.
- One big mistake was enough to bankrupt the business.
- The lawsuit almost bankrupted the singer.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
bankrupt
IPA
GB/bˈæŋkɹəpt/
US/bˈæŋkɹəpt/
Slabiky a přízvuk
bank - rupt (2 slabiky)
Stress on 1st syllable (bank)
Tvary slova
Adjective
- Base: bankrupt
Noun
- Base: bankrupt
- Plural: bankrupts
Verb
- Base: bankrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: bankrupts
- Present Participle: bankrupting
- Past: bankrupted
Příbuzná slova
Forms
bankrupts
noun
bankrupting
verb
bankrupted
verb
Core family
bankruptcy
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
solvent
adjective B2
Výrazy
emotionally bankrupt
1/ɪmˈoʊʃnəli bˈæŋkɹəpt/
fixed phrase
completely lacking emotional capacity
Not able or not willing to feel or show normal human emotions, especially care or love.
Příklady
- After years in the job, he felt emotionally bankrupt.
- The character is emotionally bankrupt and cannot form close relationships.
- She described her father as emotionally bankrupt and distant.
intellectually bankrupt
1/ˌɪntəlˈɛkt͡ʃuli bˈæŋkɹəpt/
fixed phrase
completely lacking serious ideas
Having no good, serious, or honest ideas, especially in arguments, policies, or work.
Příklady
- Critics have called the plan intellectually bankrupt.
- The debate showed that the party is intellectually bankrupt.
- He dismissed the theory as intellectually bankrupt and outdated.
go bankrupt
1/ɡˈoʊ bˈæŋkɹəpt/
fixed phrase
become unable to pay debts
To become unable to pay the money you owe, often in an official legal way.
Příklady
- Many small shops went bankrupt during the recession.
- Many small restaurants went bankrupt during the economic crisis.
- They fear the company will go bankrupt next year.
- If sales keep falling, the company could go bankrupt next year.
- They went bankrupt after losing their biggest customer.
morally bankrupt
1/mˈɔɹəli bˈæŋkɹəpt/
fixed phrase
having no moral principles
Having very poor or no real ideas of right and wrong; showing no care for what is morally good.
Příklady
- Many voters saw the government as morally bankrupt after the scandal.
- Many people now see the leadership as morally bankrupt.
- The film shows a morally bankrupt businessman who only cares about money.
- She called the decision morally bankrupt and refused to support it.
- Critics called the company’s behavior morally bankrupt.
- The film shows a morally bankrupt society obsessed with power.