bancarrota

/baŋkaˈrota/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Financial Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: financial. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las bancarrotas

Meaning

  1. bankruptcy

    • La empresa está en bancarrota.

      The company is bankrupt.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

quiebra

bancarrota and quiebra are close synonyms for "bankruptcy"; quiebra is the more standard legal or business term.

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 bancarrota mean?

2 Fill the gap: La empresa está en ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bancarrota?

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