insolvent
/ɪnˈsɒlv.ənt/US/ɪnˈsɑːɫv.ənt/
insolvent adjective: unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
Adjective
insolvent (comparative more insolvent, superlative most insolvent)
- 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
- Owing more than one has in assets.
- Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
- an insolvent estate
Noun
insolvent (plural insolvents)
- One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.
insolvent meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
insolvent in Tamil
- நொடித்த, பட்ட கடனைத் திருப்ப இயலாத, வகையற்ற, பட்ட கடனைத் திருப்ப இயலாதவர், நொடிந்தவர், நொடிப்பு நிலையர்
insolvent in Urdu
- بےمقدور, دیوالیہ, مفلس, نادار
insolvent in Bengali
- দেউলিয়া, ঋণ পরিশোধে অক্ষম
insolvent in Malayalam
- incapable of discharging liabilities, bankrupt, ruined
- പാപ്പരായ, പാപ്പരടിച്ച, കടങ്ങൾ വീട്ടാൻ നിവർത്തി ഇല്ലാതായ, ഋണഗ്രസ്ത, കടത്തിൽ മുഴുകിയ, കടം കയറിയ
More languagesFewer languages
- insolvent in Kannada
- ಸಾಲತೀರಿಸಲಾರದ, ದಿವಾಳಿಯಾದ, ಪಾಪರಾದ
Antonyms of insolvent
Forms of insolvent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more insolvent |
| superlative | most insolvent |
| Noun | |
| plural | insolvents |
Origin of insolvent
From in- + solvent.
Words formed from insolvent
Questions about insolvent
- What does insolvent mean?
- Insolvent means unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
- What is insolvent in Tamil?
- Insolvent in Tamil is நொடித்த, பட்ட கடனைத் திருப்ப இயலாத, வகையற்ற. See Insolvent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is insolvent?
- Insolvent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce insolvent?
- Insolvent is pronounced /ɪnˈsɒlv.ənt/.
Words near insolvent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: insolvent (page history and authors); insolvent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insolvent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Insolvent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insolvent (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); insolvent (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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