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Penury vs Bankruptcy - What's the difference?

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Penury is a related term of bankruptcy.


As nouns the difference between penury and bankruptcy

is that penury is extreme want; poverty; destitution while bankruptcy is a legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.

penury

English

Noun

(penuries)
  • extreme want; poverty; destitution.
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  • a lack of something; a dearth; barrenness; insufficiency.

    • Anagrams

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    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 *