INSOLVENT Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of insolvent

as in bankrupt

not having enough money to pay debts The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors

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The plan would end automatic bailouts for state enterprises and create a legal path to restructure or close insolvent ones. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 An insolvent estate If the deceased spouse's estate has sufficient assets, those assets are typically used to satisfy creditor claims before inheritances are distributed. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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The diocese acknowledged that the value of Diocesan assets available to resolve claims, including any available insurance coverage, may not be sufficient to cover the claims and could leave the diocese insolvent. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025 This omnibus pledge can have the effect of rendering the debtor insolvent such that any transfer that the debtor tries to make for asset protection purposes is voidable by a creditor. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insolvent

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Topline Google agreed to pay $10 million for an enormous trove of business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines—raising questions about what happens to privacy after a company goes belly up and AI swoops in.

— Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Most bankrupt airlines are purchased whole, including their data, by another airline which folds it into those operations.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

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