Past tense of bankrupt
regular verb
The past tense of bankrupt is bankrupted. The past participle is also bankrupted.
Forms of bankrupt
| Base form (V1) | bankrupt /ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bankrupted |
| Past participle (V3) | bankrupted |
| Present participle | bankrupting |
| Third person singular | bankrupts |
Bankrupted in a sentence
- Moving crew and materials to this location bankrupted most of the backers.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Stations: Gagarin Station Codex entry. From the entry astronomical unit
- “Lot of bleeding socialists, they been and bankrupted their economy building a school for forty kids at Brighton.1967 November 22, “Kent/Sussex Border Dispute Flares Up: Wessex Offers to Mediate”, in Punch, page 784. From the entry Sussexer
Meaning of bankrupt
- adjective In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.
- adjective Destitute of, or wholly lacking a good quality, value, etc. one should possess or once possessed.
- verb To force into bankruptcy.
Questions about the past tense of bankrupt
- What is the past tense of bankrupt?
- The past tense of bankrupt is bankrupted.
- What is the past participle of bankrupt?
- The past participle of bankrupt is bankrupted.
- Is bankrupt a regular or irregular verb?
- Bankrupt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bankrupt (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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