faillissement

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier faillement, from Middle French faillement, from faillir (“to fail, go bankrupt”). The insertion of -iss- happened in Dutch as a hyperforeignism, and is not found in the French word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfaː.ji.səˈmɛnt/, /ˌfaː.jɪ.səˈmɛnt/

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• Hyphenation: fail‧lis‧se‧ment
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

faillissement n (plural faillissementen, diminutive faillissementje n)

1. (law) A bankruptcy.
2. (figuratively) The demise, the undoing of something or someone.

Synonyms

• (legal): achteruitvaart, bankroet, failliet, faling
• (demise): failliet, ondergang, einde

Derived terms

• faillissementsmisdrijf
• faillissementswet

Related terms

• failleren
• failliet
• gefailleerde