What does faillite in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word faillite in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use faillite in French.

The word faillite in French means bankruptcy, collapse, bankruptcy, on the verge of bankruptcy, bankrupt business, bankrupt company, bankrupt firm, be bankrupt, be morally bankrupt, go bankrupt, bankrupt, bankruptcy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word faillite

bankruptcy

nom féminin (impossibilité de payer ses créances)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses affaires allaient mal, le voilà en faillite.
His business is going badly; he's heading for bankruptcy.

collapse, bankruptcy

nom féminin (figuré (échec)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le siècle dernier a vu la faillite de nombreuses idéologies.
The last century saw the collapse of a number of ideologies.

on the verge of bankruptcy

locution adverbiale (sur le point de faire banqueroute)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cette entreprise est au bord de la faillite.

bankrupt business, bankrupt company, bankrupt firm

nom féminin (société en cessation de paiements)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut être téméraire pour racheter une entreprise en faillite.

be bankrupt

locution verbale (être en cessation de paiements) (business)

Ce chantier ne finira pas de sitôt car l'entreprise de plomberie est en faillite.

be morally bankrupt

locution verbale (figuré (être décadent) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Certains pensent que notre système économique est en faillite.

go bankrupt

locution verbale (société : déposer le bilan)

L'usine fit faillite à cause de la concurrence.
The factory went bankrupt due to its competitors.

bankrupt

locution verbale (faire péricliter une entreprise)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

bankruptcy

nom féminin (liquidation de société)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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