insolvent
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vənt adjective
1.
2.
pertaining to bankrupt persons or bankruptcy.
noun
3.
a person who is insolvent.
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insolvent (ɪnˈsɒlvənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a person, company, etc) having insufficient assets to meet debts and liabilities; bankrupt |
| 2. | of or relating to bankrupts or bankruptcy |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person who is insolvent; bankrupt |
| in'solvency | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
insolvent
1591, "unable to pay one's debts," from in- "not" + L. solventem "paying" (see solvent). Originally of one who was not a trader; only traders could become bankrupt.
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Example sentences
Some thought that physical gold would be a lot safer than a deposit in an insolvent bank.
It also wants to make it easier to restructure the debt of countries that, in future, are deemed insolvent.
It is a ponzi scheme that is bankrupt and will be insolvent within a decade.
When inflation came down, it became clear that a number of them were insolvent.
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