Meanings
adjectiveprebankruptcy (not comparable)
alternative pre-bankruptcy
- not comparablePreceding a bankruptcy.
There are strict laws against fraudulent prebankruptcy transfers.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Englishbankruptcy
- Englishprebankruptcy
From pre- + bankruptcy.
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APA
prebankruptcy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebankruptcy
MLA
“prebankruptcy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebankruptcy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prebankruptcy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebankruptcy.
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