bankruptcy
gb/bˈæŋkɹəpsi/ us/bˈæŋkɹəpsi/
B2
אנגלית
~ 4400
csőd, fizetésképtelenség
שם עצם
B2
1
csőd
B2
תבנית שימוש:
declare [someone/something] bankrupt
After months of losses, the company filed for bankruptcy.
Több hónapnyi veszteség után a vállalat csődvédelmet kért.
He declared bankruptcy to avoid foreclosure on his home.
Magáncsődöt jelentett, hogy ne árverezzék el az otthonát.
Bankruptcy laws vary from country to country.
The sudden market crash pushed several small firms into bankruptcy.
They managed to avoid bankruptcy by securing a loan.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The store went into bankruptcy last year.
Az üzlet tavaly csődbe ment.
She had to file for bankruptcy after losing her job.
Miután elvesztette az állását, csődöt kellett jelentenie.
Many people fear bankruptcy.
The company avoided bankruptcy by selling some property.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bankruptcy' with 'poverty'. Bankruptcy is a legal and financial status, while poverty is a general lack of money or resources.
משמעות
Legal state of insolvency
צירופים
declare bankruptcy
|file for bankruptcy
|face bankruptcy
|go into bankruptcy
|bankruptcy court
מילים נרדפות
insolvency (A broader financial term, sometimes used outside of legal contexts, but often interchangeable in business and legal language.)
הפכים
solvency (The financial state of being able to meet all debt obligations, opposite of bankruptcy.)
נושאים
business
|law
|finance
הגדרה
The legal situation when a person or business cannot pay back the money they owe.
The legal status of a person or organization that cannot repay the debts it owes to creditors.
שם עצם
C1
2
csőd
C1
Critics accused the regime of moral bankruptcy.
A bírálók erkölcsi csőddel vádolták a rezsimet.
The proposal showed an intellectual bankruptcy in addressing the real problem.
A javaslat a valódi probléma kezelésében szellemi csődről tanúskodott.
Some see the scandal as proof of political bankruptcy.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The leader was accused of moral bankruptcy.
A vezetőt erkölcsi csőddel vádolták.
His ideas show intellectual bankruptcy.
Az elképzelései szellemi csődről árulkodnak.
The party suffered from political bankruptcy.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think this meaning still refers to money. In this sense, it is figurative and about a lack of values or ideas, not finances.
משמעות
Total failure or collapse
צירופים
moral bankruptcy
|intellectual bankruptcy
|political bankruptcy
מילים נרדפות
failure (A general term for not succeeding; 'bankruptcy' in this sense is more emphatic and often figurative.)
הפכים
integrity (For moral contexts, integrity represents the presence of strong ethical principles, opposite of moral bankruptcy.)
נושאים
society
|ethics
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
A complete loss of something important, such as ideas or morals.
A total lack or collapse of a particular quality, system, or principle, often used figuratively.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
bankruptcy
IPA
GB/bˈæŋkɹəpsi/
US/bˈæŋkɹəpsi/
הברות והטעמה
bank - ruptcy (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (bank)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: bankruptcy
- Plural: bankruptcies, bankruptcy
משפחת מילים
Forms
bankruptcies
noun
Core family
bankrupt
adjective B2
Related words
insolvent
adjective
insolvency
noun C1
ביטויים
avoid bankruptcy
1/əvˈɔɪd bˈæŋkɹəpsi/
fixed phrase
Prevent insolvency status
To stop yourself or your business from going bankrupt.
דוגמאות
- They avoided bankruptcy by cutting costs sharply.
- The loan helped him avoid bankruptcy.
file for bankruptcy
1/fˈaɪl fɚ bˈæŋkɹəpsi/
fixed phrase
Apply for legal insolvency status
To officially ask a court to say you cannot pay your debts.
דוגמאות
- The company filed for bankruptcy after its sales dropped sharply.
- He filed for bankruptcy to protect his remaining assets.
moral bankruptcy
1/mˈɔɹəl bˈæŋkɹəpsi/
fixed phrase
Lack of morals or ethics
A complete loss of good moral values.
דוגמאות
- The corruption scandal showed the government's moral bankruptcy.
- Some say greed is a sign of moral bankruptcy.
declare bankruptcy
1/dɪklˈɛɹ bˈæŋkɹəpsi/
fixed phrase
Formally state inability to pay debts
To officially say in court that you cannot pay your debts.
דוגמאות
- The company declared bankruptcy after years of losses.
- She declared bankruptcy after years of financial trouble.
- He had to declare bankruptcy due to medical bills.
- The business declared bankruptcy in 2020.
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.
דוגמאות
- 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.