Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bankrupt
bankrupt, adj. [It. banca rotta, bench-broken, bank-broken.]
Insolvent; destitute; impoverished; unable to pay debts; [fig.] bereft; grief-struck.
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bankrupt, adj. [It. banca rotta, bench-broken, bank-broken.]
Insolvent; destitute; impoverished; unable to pay debts; [fig.] bereft; grief-struck.
Return to page 6 of the letter “b”.