Definition of "bankrupts" [bankrupts]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt. (verb)

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• "9.9.10 - The West Chester Republican, who could be the next House Speaker, declared today that he would kill health care reform before it "bankrupts" the country."
• "The protestors are wrong in expecting the government to subsidize those who are perfectly capable of working, an act that creates an undignified dependency, makes hearty men and women wards of the state, and bankrupts the nation."
• "Rather than resigning himself to becoming one of Britain's largest bankrupts, however, Stanford has launched a surprisingly successful fightback and appears to be hanging on to several parts of his investment empire."