insolvent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈsɑːɫv.ənt/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈsɒlv.ənt/
- ĭn-sŏlvʹ-ənt
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈsɒɫv.ənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English solvent English insolvent From in- + solvent.
Meanings
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Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
Pathfinder is keen to stress it is not insolvent, but owner Barry Cordell, who is in his late 80s, has decided he can no longer bankroll the company.
2025 October 15, “News: Pathfinder to run final trains”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 13:an insolvent debtor
- Owing more than one has in assets.
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Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
an insolvent estate
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most insolvent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more insolvent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (35)
da insolvent (Unable to pay) · mk инсолвентен (Unable to pay) · nn insolvent (Unable to pay) · fi maksukyvytön (Unable to pay) · ota باتقین (Unable to pay) · af insolvent (Unable to pay) · ro insolvent (Unable to pay) · mk несолвентен (Unable to pay) · af bankrot (Unable to pay) · hu fizetésképtelen (Unable to pay) · nrf însolvabl'ye (Unable to pay) · bg банкрутирал (Unable to pay) · tr batkın (Unable to pay) · tr müflis (Unable to pay) · nb insolvent (Unable to pay) · cs platebně neschopný (Unable to pay) · fr insolvable (Unable to pay) · be неплацежаздо́льны (Unable to pay) · pt insolvente (Unable to pay) · pl niewypłacalny (Unable to pay) · de insolvent (Unable to pay) · gv neuhoogh (Unable to pay) · mi pēkerapu (Unable to pay) · el χρεωκοπημένος (Unable to pay) · cs insolventní (Unable to pay) · nb betalingsudyktig (Unable to pay) · hu fizetőképtelen (Unable to pay) · ro insolvabil (Unable to pay) · es insolvente (Unable to pay) · uk неплатоспромо́жний (Unable to pay) · de zahlungsunfähig (Unable to pay) · it insolvente (Unable to pay) · ca insolvent (Unable to pay) · bg несъстоятелен (Unable to pay) · ru неплатёжеспосо́бный (Unable to pay)