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Incapacity vs Bankruptcy - What's the difference?

incapacity | bankruptcy |

As nouns the difference between incapacity and bankruptcy

is that incapacity is the lack of a capacity; an inability while bankruptcy is a legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.

incapacity

English

Noun

(incapacities)
  • The lack of a capacity; an inability
  • * 1605: Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning
    • So that it is not the insufficiency or incapacity of man's mind, but it is the remote standing or placing thereof that breedeth these mazes and incomprehensions;

    Related terms

    * inoperancy

    bankruptcy

    English

    (wikipedia bankruptcy)

    Noun

    (bankruptcies)
  • A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.

    • Derived terms

    * (noun) pre-packaged bankruptcy * (verb) to file for bankruptcy, to go bankrupt

    Related terms

    * (noun) depression, economic downturn, financial crisis, insolvency, recession * (noun) (figuratively) moral bankruptcy * (adjective) bankrupt, insolvent * (adjective) (slang) broke, bust, belly up * (adjective) (figuratively) morally bankrupt * (verb) (slang) go broke, go bust, go belly up *