informal 1 : no longer working
▪ Our washing machine is kaput. [=broken] ▪ Our washing machine was working perfectly, and then suddenly it went kaput. [=it broke] 2 : no longer able to continue : completely ruined or defeated
▪ His career is kaput. [=finished, over]
▪ Our washing machine is kaput. [=broken] ▪ Our washing machine was working perfectly, and then suddenly it went kaput. [=it broke]
▪ His career is kaput. [=finished, over]





