Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French banqueroute.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɑŋˈkrut/, /bɑŋkˈrut/
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  • Hyphenation: bank‧roet
  • Rhymes: -ut

Adjective

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bankroet (not comparable)

  1. bankrupt
    Synonyms: bankbreukig, blut, skeer

Inflection

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Declension of bankroet
uninflected bankroet
inflected bankroete
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial bankroet
indefinite m./f. sing. bankroete
n. sing. bankroet
plural bankroete
definite bankroete
partitive bankroets

Noun

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bankroet n (plural bankroeten, diminutive bankroetje n)

  1. bankruptcy
    Synonyms: achteruitvaart, faillissement
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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: bangkrut
  • Papiamentu: bankrut, bankroet
  • Sranan Tongo: bankrutu

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