faillite

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian fallita, influenced by failli, faillir. Doublet of faute.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /fa.jit/
Audio (file)

Noun edit

faillite f (plural faillites)

bankruptcy
tomber en faillite
go bankrupt
failure

Derived terms edit

faire faillite

Further reading edit

“faillite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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