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 === IPA(key): /ˌfaː.ji.səˈmɛnt/, /ˌfaː.jɪ.səˈmɛnt/ Hyphenation: fail‧lis‧se‧ment Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === faillissement n (plural faillissementen, diminutive faillissementje n) (law) a bankruptcy (figuratively) the demise, the undoing of something or someone ==== Synonyms ==== (legal): achteruitvaart, bankroet, failliet, faling (demise): failliet, ondergang, einde ==== Derived terms ==== faillissementsmisdrijf faillissementswet ==== Related terms ==== failleren failliet gefailleerde