faillite

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fallita, influenced by failli, faillir. Doublet of faute.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.jit/
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Noun

faillite f (plural faillites)

bankruptcy
tomber en faillite
go bankrupt
failure

Derived terms

faire faillite

Further reading

“faillite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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