Polyglot Dictionary

quiebra

/ˈkjeβɾa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Financial Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las quiebras

Meaning

  1. bankruptcy

    • La empresa está en quiebra.

      The company is bankrupt.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

bancarrota

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

Similar in other languages

French

banqueroute

banqueroute 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 quiebra mean?

2 Fill the gap: La empresa está en ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches quiebra?

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