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
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: fail‧lis‧se‧ment
Noun
faillissement n (plural faillissementen, diminutive faillissementje n)
- (law) A bankruptcy
- (figuratively) The demise, the undoing of ...
Derived terms
- faillissementsmisdrijf n
- faillissementswet
Related terms
- failleren
- gefailleerde m
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