as in bankrupted
not having enough money to pay debts
The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors
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Recent Examples of insolvent
Kristian Burt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Trump's change would make Social Security’s retirement trust fund insolvent more thanone year earlier – in early 2032 instead of late 2033 -- and the initial 21% cut across the board would deepen to a 25% cut, CRFB said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
Peter Aldous, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
Cutting these taxes accelerates the timeline in which those trust funds will become insolvent.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 July 2025
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Adjective
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
Trump's change would make Social Security’s retirement trust fund insolvent more thanone year earlier – in early 2032 instead of late 2033 -- and the initial 21% cut across the board would deepen to a 25% cut, CRFB said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
Noun
Seven Florida insurers became insolvent in the 13 months between January 2022 and February 2023.
—Peter Aldous, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
Cutting these taxes accelerates the timeline in which those trust funds will become insolvent.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insolvent
bankrupt
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Torre says that Leonard was paid the $28 million through Aspiration, a tree-planting service that is now bankrupt.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many businesses closing in Urfa were previously non-production businesses, established at zero cost with government incentives, used as warehouses while pretending to operate, and then declared bankrupt.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Insolvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvent. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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