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not having enough money to pay debts
The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors
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Recent Examples of insolvent
Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The British government pulled funding and, in early 1982, declared the DeLorean Motor Co. insolvent.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Should the city become insolvent, it would likely get absorbed by Sacramento County and force residents to rely on the county for infrastructure needs and public services.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
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Adjective
Trump's change would make Social Security’s retirement trust fund insolvent more thanone year earlier – in early 2032 instead of late 2033 -- and the initial 21% cut across the board would deepen to a 25% cut, CRFB said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The British government pulled funding and, in early 1982, declared the DeLorean Motor Co. insolvent.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Noun
That would cause Social Security to become insolvent in 2032, followed by Medicare in 2030—one and six years sooner than currently projected, respectively.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Should the city become insolvent, it would likely get absorbed by Sacramento County and force residents to rely on the county for infrastructure needs and public services.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insolvent
bankrupt
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The myth of the millionaire on the move is politically useful but empirically bankrupt.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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There’s something exquisitely derailing about spiraling into a plush-toy addiction while emotionally regressing at your mother’s house in Chiang Mai—jet-lagged across three time zones, spiritually bankrupt, and one herbal compress away from a full breakdown.—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
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“Insolvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvent. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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