Pleite

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German

Etymology

From Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte, escape, getaway).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplaɪ̯tə/
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Noun

Pleite f (genitive Pleite, plural Pleiten)

  1. bankruptcy
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 29/2010, page 75:
      Das Gesetz legt unter anderem fest, dass die Regierung eine Bank im Falle ihrer drohenden Pleite geordnet abwickeln kann.
      The law determines among other things that the government can wind up a bank in an orderly fashion in case of its impending bankruptcy.
  2. flop, failure

Declension

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