faillite

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian fallita, influenced by failli, faillir. Doublet of faute. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.jit/ === Noun === faillite f (plural faillites) bankruptcy failure ==== Derived terms ==== faire faillite ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: fayit === Further reading === “faillite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012