bankruptcy (n)
failure#2 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 26
def inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
examples the company had to declare bankruptcy
fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
Outgoing links
Hypernym insolvency
Derivationally related form failure → fail
Derivationally related form bankruptcy → bankrupt
Incoming links
Hyponym insolvency
Derivationally related form bankrupt → bankruptcy
Derivationally related form fail → failure

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