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Bankruptcy Pronunciation
Bankruptcy is pronounced BANG-kruhp-see, IPA /ˈbæŋkrəpsi/.
BANG-kruhp-see
US /ˈbæŋkrəpsi/ · UK /ˈbæŋkrʌptsi/
Syllables: BANG · kruhp · see (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The legal state of being unable to pay debts, declared by a court.
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Bankruptcy in a Sentence
- The chain filed for bankruptcy in March.
- Bankruptcy stays on a credit file for six years.
- Two bad seasons pushed the farm into bankruptcy.
Common Mispronunciations of Bankruptcy
Not bank-RUPT-see
Bankrupt holds its punch on the opening and adding the cy changes nothing, so the last two beats stay in the shadow of BANG.
Not BANK-ruhp-tuh-see
No vowel opens between the t and the c. The ptcy letters close in one go, giving a tight pssee at the end rather than a fourth beat.
Tip: American speech usually loses the t altogether, BANG-kruhp-see, while British speakers tend to keep a trace of it.
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