as in bankrupt
not having enough money to pay debts
The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors
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Recent Examples of insolvent
William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The United States is technically insolvent.
—Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The group found that Trump’s agenda would make the government program insolvent in six years, shrinking the current timeline by a third, and expanding Social Security’s cash shortfall by trillions of dollars.
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—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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During the 2008 financial crisis, California’s unemployment insurance fund also became insolvent, said Michael Bernick, a former EDD director who now works as counsel with Duane Morris LLP.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The United States is technically insolvent.
—Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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
The group found that Trump’s agenda would make the government program insolvent in six years, shrinking the current timeline by a third, and expanding Social Security’s cash shortfall by trillions of dollars.
5.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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bankrupt
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In his first mission as 007, Bond engages in a high-stakes poker game with bankrupt terrorist Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) but falls tragically in love with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), the British treasury agent bankrolling his game.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
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Splash News and Pictures was also sent bankrupt in both Britain and America, in part driven by a privacy lawsuit filed by Meghan and Harry over photos of Meghan carrying her baby, Prince Archie, in a public park in Canada.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Insolvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvent. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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