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insolvent

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As an adjective, insolvent means unable to pay one's bills as they fall due. As a noun, it means one who is insolvent.

Meanings of insolvent

6 meanings

adjective

  1. Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.

    “an insolvent debtor”

  2. Owing more than one has in assets.

  3. Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.

    “an insolvent estate”

  4. Unable to meet or discharge financial obligations

    “an insolvent person”

    “an insolvent estate”

noun

  1. legalOne who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.

  2. Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debtsperson

    Similar: bankrupt

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
bankrupt
Oppositessolvent

Words that rhyme with insolvent

solvent

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