The meaning of SUNK is past tense and past participle of sink. How to use sunk in a sentence.

sunk adjective [not gradable] (IN TROUBLE) experiencing serious trouble, or unable to solve a problem:

Sunk costs are costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. Sank and sunk are two past tense conjugations of the same verb, so it is only natural that many writers get them confused. …

If you say that someone is sunk, you mean that they have no hope of avoiding trouble or failure.

sunk /sʌŋk/ v. a pt. and pp. of sink. adj. Informal Terms beyond help; no longer good for anything; destroyed: Our business was sunk.

Definition of sunk verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6 days ago · /səŋk/ /səŋk/ IPA guide Definitions of sunk adjective doomed to extinction synonyms: done for, ruined, undone, washed-up

sunk, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

SUNK definition: a simple past tense and past participle of sink. See examples of sunk used in a sentence.

sunk adjective [not gradable] (IN TROUBLE) experiencing serious trouble, or unable to solve a problem: