- 1without enough money to pay what you owe synonym insolvent They went bankrupt in 2009. The company was declared bankrupt by the court.
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- 2bankrupt (of something) (formal) (disapproving) completely lacking in anything that has value a government bankrupt of new ideas a society that is morally bankrupt
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