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bankruptcy
/ˈbæŋkrʌptsi/
noun
The legal state of being unable to pay your debts.
- “Falling sales pushed the shop owner into bankruptcy.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))