insolvency
noun
in·sol·ven·cy
(ˌ)in-ˈsäl-vən(t)-sē 
-ˈsȯl-
: the fact or state of being insolvent : inability to pay debts
Examples of insolvency in a Sentence
unless the economy improves, many resorts in the area face insolvency
Recent Examples on the Web
As my colleague Christi Carras reported all week from the Las Vegas convention at Caesars Palace, there has been constant chatter about theater operators teetering on the edge of insolvency.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
As home insurers flee California, the state’s last-resort insurance plan is warning that it’s being pushed toward insolvency, forced to cover a rapidly growing number of properties that have lost traditional coverage and unable to collect enough in premiums to cover potential losses.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
But a significant number of them had been headed toward insolvency in recent decades, the result of changes in some industries, inadequate funding and the decline in participants as work forces contracted.
—Mark Miller, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
That includes trillion-dollar annual deficits, entitlement programs hurtling toward insolvency, and $33 trillion in national debt.
—George Callas, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2023
Ted Baker is preparing to place its network of stores across the UK into insolvency, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
—Sabah Meddings, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
That means even a relatively modest decline in the value of your assets can technically push you into insolvency, especially if depositors decide to yank their money out, Piskorski explains.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
But by the time the company cleared its name in 1997, the Asian financial crisis plunged Samyang into insolvency.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Lawyers specializing in bankruptcies, foreclosures and corporate insolvency warn that getting control over, and trying to liquidate, any of the former president’s flagship properties is an uphill battle.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
As home insurers flee California, the state’s last-resort insurance plan is warning that it’s being pushed toward insolvency, forced to cover a rapidly growing number of properties that have lost traditional coverage and unable to collect enough in premiums to cover potential losses.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
But a significant number of them had been headed toward insolvency in recent decades, the result of changes in some industries, inadequate funding and the decline in participants as work forces contracted.
—Mark Miller, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
That includes trillion-dollar annual deficits, entitlement programs hurtling toward insolvency, and $33 trillion in national debt.
—George Callas, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2023
Ted Baker is preparing to place its network of stores across the UK into insolvency, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
—Sabah Meddings, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
That means even a relatively modest decline in the value of your assets can technically push you into insolvency, especially if depositors decide to yank their money out, Piskorski explains.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
But by the time the company cleared its name in 1997, the Asian financial crisis plunged Samyang into insolvency.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Lawyers specializing in bankruptcies, foreclosures and corporate insolvency warn that getting control over, and trying to liquidate, any of the former president’s flagship properties is an uphill battle.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Insolvency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insolvency. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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insolvency
noun
in·sol·ven·cy
(ˈ)in-ˈsäl-vən-sē
plural insolvencies
: the quality or state of being insolvent
Legal Definition
insolvency
noun
in·sol·ven·cy
in-ˈsäl-vən-sē
plural insolvencies
1
: the fact or state of being insolvent compare bankruptcy
2
: insufficiency (as of an estate) to discharge all enforceable debts
Note: Insolvency matters are covered under the Bankruptcy Code.
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