Pleite

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte, “escape, getaway”), via Rotwelsch, 19th c. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplaɪ̯tə/ === Noun === Pleite f (genitive Pleite, plural Pleiten) (colloquial) bankruptcy Synonyms: Bankrott, Konkurs, Insolvenz, Zahlungsunfähigkeit (colloquial, by extension) flop, failure ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Pleite” in Duden online “Pleite”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)