la
feminine
/baŋkaˈrota/
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Translation
bankruptcy
Word origin
From Italian bancarotta, literally 'broken bench', from banca ('bench, money-changer's table') and rotta ('broken'), because a failed money-changer's bench was smashed.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- bancarotta
- English cognates
- bankrupt, bankruptcy
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralbancarrotas
Examples
declaró .
The company declared bankruptcy last year.
Muchas .
Many small shops are on the verge of bankruptcy.
¿ empleados ?
What happens to the employees after a bankruptcy?
gestión .
Poor management drove the business into bankruptcy.
.
The lawyer explained how to avoid bankruptcy.
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