insolvent

Etymology

From in- +‎ solvent.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭn-sŏlvʹ-ənt, IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsɒlv.ənt/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsɑːɫv.ənt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsɒɫv.ənt/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɒlvənt

Adjective

insolvent (comparative more insolvent, superlative most insolvent)

1. Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.

   an insolvent debtor

2. Owing more than one has in assets.
3. Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.

   an insolvent estate

Noun

insolvent (plural insolvents)

1. (law) One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.^[1]

References

• “insolvent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology

17th century, from Dutch insolvent (1582). Equivalent to in- +‎ solvent. The latter is younger in German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnzɔlˈvɛnt/, (also) /ˈɪnzɔlˌvɛnt/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

insolvent (strong nominative masculine singular insolventer, comparative insolventer, superlative am insolventesten)

1. insolvent

   Synonyms: zahlungsunfähig, illiquide

   Synonyms: solvent, zahlungsfähig, zahlungskräftig, liquide, flüssig

Further reading

• “insolvent” in Duden online
• “insolvent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology

From German insolvent.

Adjective

insolvent (neuter singular insolvent, definite singular and plural insolvente)

1. insolvent

References

• “insolvent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From German insolvent.

Adjective

insolvent (neuter singular insolvent, definite singular and plural insolvente)

1. insolvent

References

• “insolvent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from German insolvent.

Adjective

insolvent m or n (feminine singular insolventă, masculine plural insolvenți, feminine and neuter plural insolvente)

1. bankrupt