banqueroute

Definitions of banqueroute
  1. noun
    a state of complete lack of some abstract property
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    type of:
    échec
    lack of success
  2. noun
    inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
    synonyms: faillite
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    type of:
    insolvabilité
    the lack of financial resources
  3. noun
    a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
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    type of:
    procédure légale
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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