pailit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch failliet (bankrupt), from French faillite (bankruptcy, failure), from Italian fallita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpai̯lɪt]
  • Hyphenation: pai‧lit

Adjective

pailit (comparative lebih pailit, superlative paling pailit)

  1. fall, bankrupt
    Synonym: bangkrut
    Banyak pabrik tekstil domestik yang pailit karena kalah saing dengan tekstil impor Cina yang lebih murah.
    A lot of domestic textile factories went bankrupt because they are unable to compete with their cheaper Chinese counterparts.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • kepailitan
  • memailitkan
  • pemailitan

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