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
Jack Phillips,
Baltimore Sun,
5 June 2026
When the piggy bank falls short There are times, however, when estates are insolvent, meaning that their debts are worth more than their assets.
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James Malm,
The Conversation,
1 June 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.
5.
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Kristian Burt,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The analysis comes ahead of the Social Security Administration’s annual Trustees Report, which will give an estimate on when the trust fund that manages the program will become insolvent.
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Jack Phillips,
Baltimore Sun,
5 June 2026
When the piggy bank falls short There are times, however, when estates are insolvent, meaning that their debts are worth more than their assets.
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James Malm,
The Conversation,
1 June 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.
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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.
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Kristian Burt,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insolvent
bankrupt
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The new plan was to use two aircraft Boeing originally built for a Russian airline that went bankrupt before they could be delivered.
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Automakers such as Lordstown Motors and Fisker Automotive went bankrupt, while Rivian Automotive and Lucid Motors have reported billions of dollars in annual losses and both recently announced layoffs.
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