word-vault/dist/data/cards/ba/bankruptcy.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "bankruptcy",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the state of being bankrupt",
            "labels": "(North American English)(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The company **filed for bankruptcy** *(= asked to be officially ) in 2022."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**moral/political bankruptcy**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There could be further bankruptcies among small farmers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Small travel operators are facing bankruptcy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has been forced to file for bankruptcy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The defendant has a bankruptcy order against him."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "insolvency",
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["consumer", "personal", "corporate"],
                "verb + bankruptcy": ["face", "avoid", "cause"],
                "bankruptcy + noun": ["filing", "order", "proceedings"],
                "phrases": ["the threat of bankruptcy"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbæŋkrʌptsi/",
                "audio": "ba/bankruptcy/bankruptcy__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbæŋkrʌptsi/",
                "audio": "ba/bankruptcy/bankruptcy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}