pēkerapu
1. (loan) (stative) be bankrupt, insolvent.
E kore hoki e eke mai ngā mōkete a ngā kairēti ki runga i aua whenua engari ka whakaekea ki runga i ōna hipi, kau, hōiho, ā, pēkerapu atu (TJ 19/7/1898:5). / The mortgages of the lessees will not impact on those lands but will come down on his sheep, cows and horses and he will be bankrupt.
2. (loan) (noun) bankrupt (person).
Tae rawa atu ki 1871, kua hiahia te hunga e noho mōkete ana a Te Hāpuku, kia kīia he pēkerapu ia (TTR 1990:181). / By 1871 Te Hāpuku's creditors wanted to declare him bankrupt.
3. (loan) (noun) bankruptcy, insolvency.
Kua puta a Hone Heke ki waho o tōna pēkerapu, e āta whakariteritea ana e ia āna nama katoa (TP 12/1900:11). / Hone Heke is out of bankruptcy and has met all his debts.
