Collapse vs Bankrupt - What's the difference?
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To fall down suddenly; to cave in
* Maunder
To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely
To fold compactly
(cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession
To cause something to collapse.
To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint
The act of collapsing
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Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset)
In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
Having been legally declared insolvent.
Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
* Sheridan
To force into bankruptcy.
One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
(UK, legal, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
In transitive terms the difference between collapse and bankrupt
is that collapse is to cause something to collapse while bankrupt is to force into bankruptcy.As verbs the difference between collapse and bankrupt
is that collapse is to fall down suddenly; to cave in while bankrupt is to force into bankruptcy.As nouns the difference between collapse and bankrupt
is that collapse is the act of collapsing while bankrupt is one who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.As an adjective bankrupt is
in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.collapse
English
(wikipedia collapse)Verb
(collaps)- A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.
- Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse .
- Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
- The exhausted singer collapsed onstage and had to be taken to the hospital.
Derived terms
* collapsibleNoun
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Anagrams
* English ergative verbs ----bankrupt
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a bankrupt merchant
- a morally bankrupt politician
- bankrupt in gratitude
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* bankruptcy * go bankruptSee also
* defunct * illiquid * insolventVerb
Noun
(en noun)- (Blackstone)
