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INSOLVENT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does insolvent mean?

• INSOLVENT (noun)
The noun INSOLVENT has 1 sense:

1. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

Familiarity information: INSOLVENT used as a noun is very rare.

• INSOLVENT (adjective)
The adjective INSOLVENT has 1 sense:

1. unable to meet or discharge financial obligations

Familiarity information: INSOLVENT used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• INSOLVENT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bankrupt; insolvent

Hypernyms ("insolvent" is a kind of...):

failure; loser; nonstarter; unsuccessful person (a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently)

• INSOLVENT (adjective)

Sense 1

insolvent ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Unable to meet or discharge financial obligations

Context examples:

an insolvent person / an insolvent estate

Similar:

bankrupt; belly-up (financially ruined)

Antonym:

solvent (capable of meeting financial obligations)

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