adjective
kaput
kuh-PUT/kəˈpʊt/
Broken or ruined beyond use.
The fan is kaput, with snapped blades and a cracked grille.
Etymology
German kaputt already meant “destroyed” or “ruined.” Its sense probably arose from a misunderstood card-playing expression for winning every trick, leaving the opponent completely defeated.
In context
because we have a bunch of stakeholders going on the organization goes kaput there's nowhere for the client to receive services and nowhere for the counselor to work
More examples
- One power surge left the computer completely kaput.
- After years of daily use, my headphones are finally kaput.
- Without new funding, their expansion plan is kaput.