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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Pleite (“bankruptcy”), from Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte, “escape, getaway”), from Hebrew פְּלִיטָה.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplaj.ta/
- Rhymes: -ajta
- Syllabification: plaj‧ta
Noun
plajta f
- (finance) insolvency, bankruptcy (a legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization)
- Synonyms: bankructwo, niewypłacalność, upadłość
- (colloquial) failure (state or condition opposite success)
- Synonym: niepowodzenie
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Further reading
- plajta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- plajta in Polish dictionaries at PWN