as in bankruptcy
the inability to pay one's debts
unless the economy improves, many resorts in the area face insolvency
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Recent Examples of insolvency
Jefferson County Public Schools faces potential insolvency within 13 months if major budget cuts are not made.
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Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
The restructuring helped FedNat avoid insolvency.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
What did Quigley plan to say at the City Club to his fellow Chicago Democrats, especially those running a city that seems to us to be sleepwalking toward insolvency?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The Social Security Trust Fund is less than a decade away from insolvency thanks to congressional and presidential inertia.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
The restructuring helped FedNat avoid insolvency.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
What did Quigley plan to say at the City Club to his fellow Chicago Democrats, especially those running a city that seems to us to be sleepwalking toward insolvency?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The Social Security Trust Fund is less than a decade away from insolvency thanks to congressional and presidential inertia.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insolvency
bankruptcy
Noun
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And JCPenney shed hundreds of stores in its 2020 bankruptcy and is now down to 650 locations, from 1,100 a decade ago.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Then, in January 2019, a bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York granted relief to CBCS.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Insolvency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvency. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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