/ Dictionary / Index B bankruptcy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bank•rupt•cy Pronunciation: (bangk'rupt-sē, -rup-sē), [key] — pl. -cies. the state of being or becoming bankrupt. utter ruin, failure, depletion, or the like. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bankruptcy (Thesaurus) bankrupt bankrupt worm Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language