INSOLVENT
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)
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)
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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