faillite

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /fa.jit/
Audio (file)

Noun[edit]

faillite f (plural faillites)

bankruptcy
tomber en faillite
go bankrupt
failure

Derived terms[edit]

faire faillite

Further reading[edit]

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

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