Bankrupt
Bankrupt adjective - Utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected.
Less and bankrupt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Less" instead an adjective "Bankrupt".
Nearby Words: bankruptcy, bankrupted, bankrupting
Both words in one sentence
- Ben is insistant on accepting Randall's offer since the company will go bankrupt in less than a month if they do otherwise.
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Think of it as a small, black, plastic Switzerland, if Switzerland's company went bankrupt in 2007 and the former employees got together to make a Switzerland that was even less relevant.
Source: Useful Notes / Console Wars -
Harmful to Minors: Arlene Iverson's father went bankrupt and committed suicide when she was a child (which probably explains some of her own less-than-perfect parenting of Delly).
Source: Film / Night Moves
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