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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfallimento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fal.liˈmɛn.to/
"La crisi economica ha causato il fallimento di molte piccole imprese."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A legal proceeding involving a person or business that is unable to repay their outstanding debts.
"The retail chain was forced to file for bankruptcy after suffering years of declining sales." - 2
Complete exhaustion or ruin of a particular quality or value.
"Critics pointed to the moral bankruptcy of the political administration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian 'banca rotta', meaning 'broken bench', referring to the custom of breaking the money-changer's bench in medieval Italy when he was unable to pay his debts. It entered the English language in the late 16th century via French and Latin roots.
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faillite
Transliteration: /faj.lit/
"L'entreprise a déposé son bilan et a déclaré faillite."
Insolvenz
Transliteration: /ɪn.zɔlˈvɛnt͡s/
"Das Unternehmen musste Insolvenz anmelden."
fallimento
Transliteration: /fal.liˈmɛn.to/
"La crisi economica ha causato il fallimento di molte piccole imprese."
bancarrota
Transliteration: /baŋ.kaˈro.ta/
"La mala gestión financiera llevó a la compañía a la bancarrota."
falência
Transliteration: /faˈlẽ.si.a/
"Eles evitaram a falência por pouco graças a um novo investidor."
दिवालियापन
Transliteration: divaliyapan
"भारी नुकसान के कारण कंपनी को दिवालियापन का सामना करना पड़ा।"
破产
Transliteration: pòchǎn
"这家老牌航空公司最终还是宣布了破产。"
파산
Transliteration: pasan
"그 회사는 누적된 적자로 인해 파산 신청을 했다."
倒産
Transliteration: dōsan
"景気の悪化により、多くの企業が倒産に追い込まれた。"
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