Bankrupcy or bankruptcy?
Did you mean bankruptcy? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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bankrupcy
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bankruptcy
Correct spelling: bankruptcy. Misspelling: bankrupcy.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Bankrupt keeps its T before -cy: bankrupt + cy.
Why people write “bankrupcy”
The misspelling “bankrupcy” is only one letter off: it leaves out the T.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make bankruptcy automatic.
Other misspellings of “bankruptcy”
People also write “bankruptsy”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“bankruptsy”
Correct spelling: bankruptcy. Misspelling: bankruptsy.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “bankruptsy” is only one letter off: it uses S in place of C; the two letters can sound alike here.
What does “bankruptcy” mean?
bankruptcy noun
- a state of complete lack of some abstract property
“spiritual bankruptcy”
- inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
“the company had to declare bankruptcy”
Synonyms:failure
- a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Bankruptcy” in a sentence
- The company filed for bankruptcy last year.
- Spiritual bankruptcy.
- The company had to declare bankruptcy.
Is “bankruptcy” a playable word?
23 points in Scrabble · 27 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“bankrupcy” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BANKRUPTCY.