faillissement

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier faillement, from Middle French faillement, from faillir (“to fail, go bankrupt”). The insertion of -iss- happened in Dutch as a hyperforeignism, and is not found in the French word.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: fail‧lis‧se‧ment

Noun

faillissement n (plural faillissementen, diminutive faillissementje n)

1. (law) A bankruptcy
2. (figuratively) The demise, the undoing of ...

Synonyms

• (legal) bankroet n, failliet n, faling
• (demise) failliet n, ondergang, einde n

Derived terms

• faillissementsmisdrijf n
• faillissementswet

Related terms

• failleren
• gefailleerde m