Helen Fenton

Bankrupt: Definition and part of speech

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Bankrupt

  1. a. Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
  2. n. A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
  3. n. A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person.
  4. n. A person who, in accordance with the terms of a law relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be unable to meet his liabilities.
  5. a. Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one’s debts; as, a bankrupt merchant.
  6. a. Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury.
  7. a. Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bankruptcy: Definition and part of speech

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Bankruptcy

  1. n. Complete loss; — followed by of.
  2. n. The state of being actually or legally bankrupt.
  3. n. The act or process of becoming a bankrupt.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Banner: Definition and part of speech

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Banner

  1. n. Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner.
  2. n. A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.
  3. n. A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.