faillite
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian fallita, influenced by failli, faillir. Doublet of faute.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfaillite f (plural faillites)
- bankruptcy
- tomber en faillite
- go bankrupt
- failure
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “faillite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.