ruining
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Definitions
verb
- To cause the fiscal ruin of.“With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!”
- To destroy or make something no longer usable.“He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.”
- To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.“The crooked stockbroker's fraudulent scheme ruined dozens of victims; some investors lost their life savings and even their houses.”
- To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.“My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.”
noun
- The act or process by which something is ruined.
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