noun
- plural of bankruptcy; legal proceedings in which a person or business is declared unable to pay debts
- plural of bankruptcy; states of being completely lacking in a particular quality or value
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The economic crisis led to numerous corporate bankruptcies.
- Small business bankruptcies increased during the recession.
- The law firm specializes in handling personal bankruptcies.
- Several major retailers filed for bankruptcies last year.
- The moral bankruptcies of the leaders shocked the public.
- These bankruptcies of imagination limit creative solutions.