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insolvent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'insolvent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Insolvent [ a.]
- Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's debts; unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of trade and business; as, in insolvent debtor.
- Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as, an insolvent estate.
- Relating to persons unable to pay their debts.
2 . Insolvent [ n.]
- One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders.

Meaning of 'insolvent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insolvent [ a]
Meaning (1):
- unable to meet or discharge financial obligations
Example in sentence:
  • an insolvent estate;
  • an insolvent person