bankruptcy
US /ˈbæŋkrʌptsi/
・UK /ˈbæŋkrʌptsi/
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounState of having no money and unable to pay debts
Rather than file for bankruptcy, it is better to try to pay your bills
n. (u.)Uncountable NounThe legal process by which a person or organization is declared unable to pay their debts.
Filing for bankruptcy can provide individuals with a fresh start.
n. (u.)Uncountable NounA complete failure or lack of something, especially in a figurative sense.
The project was a bankruptcy of ideas, lacking any originality.
n. (u.)Uncountable NounA complete lack of moral values or principles.
The moral bankruptcy of the regime was evident in its widespread corruption.
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#AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals
- I'll also add that if you're taking $200,000 in debt to find your passion, that might be a practical kind of by the way, debt that you can't even declare bankruptcy against, which completely I mean, I can't even I'm suffocated by the game, the AK racket that is student loans.
I'll also add that if you're taking $200,000 in debt to find your passion, that might be a practical kind of by the way, debt that you can't even declare bankruptcy against, which completely I mean, I can't even I'm suffocated by the game, the AK racket that is student loans.
- declare bankruptcy
against, which complete,
declare bankruptcy against, which complete,
The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
- And when we talk about your business, you've taken business bankruptcy six times.
And when we talk about your business, you've taken business bankruptcy six times.
- There are a lot of great business people that have never taken bankruptcy once.
There are a lot of great business people that have never taken bankruptcy once.
How American Cars Got So Bad
- Panic gripped the big three as the threat of bankruptcy increased, so they formed an argument that their failure would be a problem not just for Detroit, but for America.
Panic gripped the big three as the threat of bankruptcy increased, so they formed an argument that their failure would be a problem not just for Detroit, but for America.
- A vote on a version of the bailout failed, but eventually, as the risks of bankruptcy grew ever more concrete, President Bush went around the legislative branch and approved $17 billion in immediate funds, with more to follow once Obama took office.
A vote on a version of the bailout failed, but eventually, as the risks of bankruptcy grew ever more concrete, President Bush went around the legislative branch and approved $17 billion in immediate funds, with more to follow once Obama took office.
Become Antifragile: turn stress into growth
- And by protecting themselves from bankruptcy, they actually give themselves the space and time to learn from their mistakes.
And by protecting themselves from bankruptcy, they actually give themselves the space and time to learn from their mistakes.
- And by protecting themselves from bankruptcy, they actually give themselves the space and time to learn from their mistakes.
And by protecting themselves from bankruptcy, they actually give themselves the space and time to learn from their mistakes.
President Obama Delivers the Commencement Address at Howard University
- New York City--America's largest city where I lived at the time--had endured a decade marked by crime and deterioration and near-bankruptcy.
New York City--America's largest city where I lived at the time--had endured a decade marked by crime and deterioration and near-bankruptcy.
- deterioration and near bankruptcy.
deterioration and near bankruptcy.
Ron Chernow (FULL EPISODE) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
- You know today we live in this world where people declare bankruptcy
You know today we live in this world where people declare bankruptcy
- Mark Twain was very important to Mark Twain and his wife Livvy that when they had to declare bankruptcy this publishing house
Mark Twain was very important to Mark Twain and his wife Livvy that when they had to declare bankruptcy this publishing house
Shirley Temple Dead at 85
- She also saved Fox from bankruptcy but didn't receive a nickname for that.
She also saved Fox from bankruptcy but didn't receive a nickname for that.
- morale during the Great Depression. She also saved Fox from bankruptcy but didn't receive
morale during the Great Depression. She also saved Fox from bankruptcy but didn't receive
What’s Coming is Worse Than 1929 Depression, It Will Last For Decades
- The bank has failed and declared bankruptcy.
The bank has failed and declared bankruptcy.
- And very quickly, most of the banks in the country began declaring bankruptcy, which worsened the entire situation.
And very quickly, most of the banks in the country began declaring bankruptcy, which worsened the entire situation.
Germany’s Economy Is Collapsing, And Its Far Worse Than You Expect
- If you are not producing anything, you are not making any money, you cannot pay your people, you cannot close your payroll, you are going to just file for bankruptcy, which is exactly what has been happening with the German economy.
If you are not producing anything, you are not making any money, you cannot pay your people, you cannot close your payroll, you are going to just file for bankruptcy, which is exactly what has been happening with the German economy.
- If you're not producing anything, you're not making any money, you cannot pay your people, you cannot close your payroll, you are going to just file for bankruptcy, which is exactly what has been happening with the German economy.
If you're not producing anything, you're not making any money, you cannot pay your people, you cannot close your payroll, you are going to just file for bankruptcy, which is exactly what has been happening with the German economy.
Martin Luther King Jr I've Been to the Mountaintop
- I would even come up to the early '30s and see a man grappling with the problems of the bankruptcy of his nation and come with an eloquent cry that, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." But I wouldn't stop there.
I would even come up to the early '30s and see a man grappling with the problems of the bankruptcy of his nation and come with an eloquent cry that, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." But I wouldn't stop there.
- of the bankruptcy of his nation, and come with an eloquent cry that "we have nothing
of the bankruptcy of his nation, and come with an eloquent cry that "we have nothing