defunct
11defunct — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ no longer existing or functioning. ORIGIN Latin defunctus dead , from defungi carry out, finish …
12defunct — [dē fuŋkt′, difuŋkt′] adj. [L defunctus, pp. of defungi, to do, finish, die < de , from, off + fungi, to perform: see DE & FUNCTION] no longer living or existing; dead or extinct SYN. DEAD …
13defunct — defunctness, n. /di fungkt /, adj. 1. no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning: a defunct law; a defunct organization. 2. no longer in existence; dead; extinct: a defunct person; a defunct tribe of Indians. n. 3. the defunct, the… …
14Defunct — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Defunct (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on defunct instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/defunct …
15defunct — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ The LP was made defunct by the arrival of the CD. ADVERB ▪ almost …
16Defunct — The condition of a company, whether publicly traded or private, that has gone bankrupt and ceased to exist. If the company was publicly traded, it will be delisted from the exchange where it was listed, and its stock will be worth nothing. This… …
17defunct — [[t]dɪfʌ̱ŋkt[/t]] ADJ If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating. ...the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party... They bought all their equipment from a defunct brewery in Manhattan …
18defunct — /dəˈfʌŋkt / (say duh fungkt) adjective 1. deceased; dead; extinct. 2. no longer operative; not in use: a defunct railway. 3. no longer existing: a defunct company. –noun 4. the defunct, the dead person. {Latin dēfunctus, past participle,… …
19defunct — adjective Etymology: Latin defunctus, from past participle of defungi to finish, die, from de + fungi to perform more at function Date: 1599 no longer living, existing, or functioning < the committee is now defunct > Synonyms: see dead …
20defunct — 1. adjective /dɪˈfʌŋkt,diˌfʌŋkt/ a) Deceased, dead. b) No longer in use, inactive. 2. verb /dɪˈfʌŋkt,diˌfʌŋkt/ To make defunct. See Also: function, bankrupt …
