insolvent
nounEtymology From in- + solvent.
1
Law One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.
insolvent
adjUS /ɪnˈsɑːɫv.ənt/ · UK /ɪnˈsɒɫv.ənt/
Etymology From in- + solvent.
1
Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
- an insolvent debtor
- Pathfinder is keen to stress it is not insolvent, but owner Barry Cordell, who is in his late 80s, has decided he can no longer bankroll the company.2025 October 15, “News: Pathfinder to run final trains”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 13:
2
Owing more than one has in assets.
3
Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
- an insolvent estate
- Antonyms
- solvent
- Derived terms
- insolvency, insolvently