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单词 bankruptcy
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Definition of bankruptcy in English:

bankruptcy

nounPlural bankruptcies ˈbaŋkrʌptsiˈbæŋkˌrəp(t)si
mass noun
  • 1The state of being bankrupt.

    破产

    many companies were facing bankruptcy

    很多公司都面临破产。

    count noun a 7 per cent increase in bankruptcies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This in turn raises the risk of bank bankruptcies and therefore causes banks to curtail the expansion of credit.
    • For this, keep an eye on newspaper reports of bankruptcies.
    • These losses led to mergers and bankruptcies, and set the stage for leveraged buyouts.
    • Most of the bankruptcies stemmed from excess debt and other problems exacerbated by the slowdown.
    • Having already given up so much during the previous bankruptcies, this was supposed to be their time to bask in the benefits.
    • Instead, as Samuelson notes, much of the increase was due to layoffs, bankruptcies and cutbacks.
    • Many more bankruptcies and restructurings are on the horizon, predict experts.
    • The empirical model for explaining delinquencies is similar to the one for explaining bankruptcies.
    • These two bankruptcies led to intensifying deflationary pressures.
    • It could turn out to be a free-flow of local bankruptcies.
    • During a recession, the increase in bankruptcies and the fall in asset prices shrink the asset bases of the banks.
    • The Enterprise Bill will help to reduce the stigma associated with honest failures, including bad-luck bankruptcies.
    • It is not surprising, given the number of high profile bankruptcies, that investors are noticeably worried about bad debt provisions.
    • Amid the din of quarterly losses and bankruptcies, the U.S. steel industry got some good news from the government.
    • Merrill Lynch strategist Marty Fridson also warned that the WorldCom scandal could signal a wave of bankruptcies.
    • A recent Harvard University study that found runaway medical bills are a major cause of personal bankruptcies.
    • Banks recognize that in a recession, lower interest rates may be necessary to spur growth and prevent bankruptcies.
    • Widespread bankruptcies and financial failures are leading to mergers in some regions and shutdowns in others.
    • This engendered a complete repudiation of the policy for a considerable period of time following the two bankruptcies.
    • This can only be done either by mergers or bankruptcies.
    Synonyms
    insolvency, liquidation, failure, (financial) ruin, ruination, debt, indebtedness
    penury, beggary
    British administration, receivership
    rare pauperdom
  • 2The state of being completely lacking in a particular good quality.

    〈喻〉(好品质,价值的)完全丧失

    the intellectual bankruptcy of the corporate media
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The demons of hell are having a celebration, cheering the moral bankruptcy of our generation!
    • They are guilty of the violence of silence, of indifference and of intellectual bankruptcy.
    • In effect, he threatens to declare to the world his administration's moral bankruptcy.
    • This type of moral and epistemic bankruptcy is now entrenched in the corporation's output.
    • Their crusade against moral bankruptcy may soon shift from being a rallying cry to become government policy.
    • A subtext to the book is an expose of the utter moral bankruptcy of pure free markets.
    • Needless to say, they still haven't come to terms with their moral bankruptcy.
    • Her literary debut, The Grass Is Singing, exposed the moral bankruptcy of the white settler culture.
    • Now, we see a genuine case of the painful price being paid for moral bankruptcy.
    • They have exposed the economic, political and moral bankruptcy of American society.
    • It's a testament to the moral bankruptcy of our business leaders that they are not.
    • The bankruptcy doesn't bother me; the loss of the flat would, big time.
    • He said the Government had shown a lack of concern and understanding for farmers who faced bankruptcy.
    • For many, his indispensable contribution is to have lightened the gloom and moral bankruptcy of those years.
    • For that reason alone I am glad of their sickening moral bankruptcy.
    • I suspect it's a sign of political and moral bankruptcy that probably isn't treatable.
    • What followed was flagrant musical bankruptcy and the insufferable drone of banal music.

Definition of bankruptcy in US English:

bankruptcy

nounˈbæŋkˌrəp(t)siˈbaNGkˌrəp(t)sē
  • 1The state of being bankrupt.

    破产

    many companies were facing bankruptcy

    很多公司都面临破产。

    a series of bankruptcies and scandals
    as modifier bankruptcy proceedings
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most of the bankruptcies stemmed from excess debt and other problems exacerbated by the slowdown.
    • This in turn raises the risk of bank bankruptcies and therefore causes banks to curtail the expansion of credit.
    • Having already given up so much during the previous bankruptcies, this was supposed to be their time to bask in the benefits.
    • The empirical model for explaining delinquencies is similar to the one for explaining bankruptcies.
    • Merrill Lynch strategist Marty Fridson also warned that the WorldCom scandal could signal a wave of bankruptcies.
    • Many more bankruptcies and restructurings are on the horizon, predict experts.
    • These losses led to mergers and bankruptcies, and set the stage for leveraged buyouts.
    • This can only be done either by mergers or bankruptcies.
    • During a recession, the increase in bankruptcies and the fall in asset prices shrink the asset bases of the banks.
    • These two bankruptcies led to intensifying deflationary pressures.
    • Instead, as Samuelson notes, much of the increase was due to layoffs, bankruptcies and cutbacks.
    • The Enterprise Bill will help to reduce the stigma associated with honest failures, including bad-luck bankruptcies.
    • Banks recognize that in a recession, lower interest rates may be necessary to spur growth and prevent bankruptcies.
    • This engendered a complete repudiation of the policy for a considerable period of time following the two bankruptcies.
    • It could turn out to be a free-flow of local bankruptcies.
    • It is not surprising, given the number of high profile bankruptcies, that investors are noticeably worried about bad debt provisions.
    • A recent Harvard University study that found runaway medical bills are a major cause of personal bankruptcies.
    • Amid the din of quarterly losses and bankruptcies, the U.S. steel industry got some good news from the government.
    • Widespread bankruptcies and financial failures are leading to mergers in some regions and shutdowns in others.
    • For this, keep an eye on newspaper reports of bankruptcies.
    Synonyms
    insolvency, liquidation, failure, ruin, financial ruin, ruination, debt, indebtedness
  • 2The state of being completely lacking in a particular quality or value.

    〈喻〉(好品质,价值的)完全丧失

    the moral bankruptcy of turning away desperate people
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For many, his indispensable contribution is to have lightened the gloom and moral bankruptcy of those years.
    • A subtext to the book is an expose of the utter moral bankruptcy of pure free markets.
    • I suspect it's a sign of political and moral bankruptcy that probably isn't treatable.
    • They have exposed the economic, political and moral bankruptcy of American society.
    • They are guilty of the violence of silence, of indifference and of intellectual bankruptcy.
    • Now, we see a genuine case of the painful price being paid for moral bankruptcy.
    • It's a testament to the moral bankruptcy of our business leaders that they are not.
    • Her literary debut, The Grass Is Singing, exposed the moral bankruptcy of the white settler culture.
    • Their crusade against moral bankruptcy may soon shift from being a rallying cry to become government policy.
    • What followed was flagrant musical bankruptcy and the insufferable drone of banal music.
    • Needless to say, they still haven't come to terms with their moral bankruptcy.
    • He said the Government had shown a lack of concern and understanding for farmers who faced bankruptcy.
    • The demons of hell are having a celebration, cheering the moral bankruptcy of our generation!
    • This type of moral and epistemic bankruptcy is now entrenched in the corporation's output.
    • For that reason alone I am glad of their sickening moral bankruptcy.
    • The bankruptcy doesn't bother me; the loss of the flat would, big time.
    • In effect, he threatens to declare to the world his administration's moral bankruptcy.
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