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insolvence

insolvence is the alternative form of insolvency.

Meaning of insolvency

Noun

insolvency (countable and uncountable, plural insolvencies)

  1. The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.
    • The company faces insolvency.
  2. Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner.
    • the insolvency of an estate
  3. The condition of having more debts than assets.

Questions about insolvence

What is insolvence the alternative form of?
Insolvence is the alternative form of insolvency.

Words near insolvence in the dictionary

  1. insolubly
  2. insolvability
  3. insolvable
  4. insolvably
  5. insolvated
  6. insolvence
  7. insolvencies
  8. insolvency
  9. insolvent
  10. insolvently
  11. insolvents

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Adapted from Wiktionary: insolvence (page history and authors); insolvency (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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