as in bankrupt
not having enough money to pay debts
The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors
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Recent Examples of insolvent
John A. Crotty, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Beyond its current legal issues, the insolvent trucking firm is still selling off its real estate through private sale transactions, as well as through a three-day auction process that will take place from March 25-27.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2025
Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
The scheme impacted both investors trading and the exchange itself, which had to suspend operations after Eisenberg's attack made the exchange insolvent.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
When revenue fails to keep pace with expenses, affordable housing goes insolvent.
—John A. Crotty, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Beyond its current legal issues, the insolvent trucking firm is still selling off its real estate through private sale transactions, as well as through a three-day auction process that will take place from March 25-27.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
The British government pulled funding and, in early 1982, declared the DeLorean Motor Co. insolvent.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
The scheme impacted both investors trading and the exchange itself, which had to suspend operations after Eisenberg's attack made the exchange insolvent.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
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bankrupt
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This approach serves as a powerful contrast to any hollow, anti-intellectual and culturally bankrupt tyranny.—
Peter Nguyen,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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The city was bankrupt, dirty, and dangerous but also teeming with artistic voices.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
3 May 2025
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“Insolvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvent. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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