Definition of "bankruptcies" []

• Plural form of bankruptcy. (noun)

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• "Health-care reforms are a necessity with more Americans suffering without coverage and a rise in bankruptcies due to medical bills."
• "Also the tax payer is already paying for the uninsured in bankruptcies, unpaid medical services which trickles down to one form or another."
• "The Republicans shrunk the first "stimulus" package and filled it with tax breaks, even as corporate Democrats helped them along, blocking any effort to restructure mortgages in bankruptcies, freeze foreclosures or force banks to lend money."