Bankrupt and Short

Bankrupt

Bankrupt adjective - Utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected.
Usage example: she's a kind soul, but bankrupt of all common sense, I'm afraid

Short and bankrupt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Bankrupt".

Nearby Words: bankruptcy, bankrupted, bankrupting

Short

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

Bankrupt and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bankrupt" instead an adjective "Short".

Both words in one sentence

  • To make long story short, the company just went bankrupt and was bought out by its Japanese partner, Seven & I. Holdings.
  • The Looney Tunes movie Daffy Duck's Quackbusters has one of these, with short clips (with accompanying text) of what happened to the main characters after Daffy's ghost-hunting agency went bankrupt.
  • "Groundhog Day" Loop In Sakyo Komatsu short story a businessman who is going bankrupt tomorrow make a Deal with the Devil and asks the Devil "to do something with tomorrow".
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