Polyglot Dictionary

Konkurs

/kɔnˈkʊʁs/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Financial Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Konkurse

Meaning

  1. bankruptcy

    • Die Firma ging Konkurs.

      The company went bankrupt.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Bankrott

Konkurs is the more formal, legal term for bankruptcy proceedings; Bankrott is the everyday, more dramatic word, also used figuratively.

Similar in other languages

French

faillite

faillite is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bankruptcy."

Portuguese

falência

falência is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bankruptcy."

Practice

1 What does Konkurs mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Firma ging ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Konkurs?

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