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noun

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Recent Examples of insolvent
Adjective
The British government pulled funding and, in early 1982, declared the DeLorean Motor Co. insolvent. Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024 The scheme impacted both investors trading and the exchange itself, which had to suspend operations after Eisenberg's attack made the exchange insolvent. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
Noun
Insurers are known to use these companies to reward their executives and investors in a way that's open to be abused and has been linked to companies going insolvent before. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 The Department of Financial Services oversees consumer insurance complaints and handles insolvent insurers. Yacob Reyes, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insolvent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insolvent
bankrupt
Adjective
  • That appears to be the case with the 221 North Mathilda office building, which once was leased to 23andMe, a genomics and biotech company that in 2021 had a market value of $6 billion but now is bankrupt.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
  • The partial revocation of the U.S. government’s license for Chevron’s operations is a big deal in Venezuela, because the country is bankrupt and depends on oil exports for 90% of its export income.
    Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025

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“Insolvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvent. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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