Bankruptcies
[bæŋkrʌptsɪz]
Definition
(pl. ) of Bankruptcy
Typist: Rex
Examples
- Two or three great bankruptcies in a mercantile town, will bring many houses to sale, which must be sold for what can be got for them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Bankruptcies are most frequent in the most hazardous trades. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But if the common returns were sufficient for all this, bankruptcies would not be more frequent in these than in other trades. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Typist: Rex