insolvent
insolvent
Definition
in·sol·vent (in säl′vənt)
adjective
- not solvent; unable to pay debts as they become due; bankrupt
- not enough to pay all debts an insolvent inheritance
- of insolvents or insolvency
noun
an insolvent person
insolvent
Synonyms
insolvent
modif.
Antonyms
insolvent
Usage Examples
Preposition: at
- date: Notice of the insolvency proceedings must be given to all agents engaged by the insolvent at the date of the order.
Adjective modifier
- deceased: For more information on deceased insolvents, see chapter 54.
Modifies a noun
- liquidation: Where a limited company is in insolvent liquidation, the liquidator is under a statutory duty to collect in its assets.
- debtor: A person to whom the property of a bankrupt, or an insolvent debtor, is transferred for adjustment for the benefit of Auditors.
- estate: The administration of the insolvent estate of a deceased debtor.
- partnership: Supplementary powers of the court: winding up of an insolvent partnership 15.
- trading: Perhaps nowhere does this become more important than in the event of insolvent trading.
- employer: A claim may be made to the State redundancy fund in respect of relevant contributions due, but unpaid, by an insolvent employer.
Modifying Another Word
- hopelessly: He says that the club was hopelessly insolvent from the date of the demand.
- technically: The joint entity became technically insolvent in February, losing almost $ 500 million of investment.
- apparently: In the event of your organization being sequestrated or becoming apparently insolvent, this consultancy shall terminate with immediate effect.
- now: The difficulty arises because as I have described above, a large number of ship owners are now insolvent.
- not: The advice given was that the Charity was not insolvent.
- financially: Members of Council will not be held personally liable for debt in the unlikely event of the University's becoming financially insolvent.
Used with adjective complement
- declare: On 4 March, mainly due to his court failure, Irving was declared insolvent.
- become: The number of people becoming insolvent in 2006 is likely to exceed 100,000.
- die: If the businessman died insolvent, the lender would be locked out and would not be able to access its security.
- go: Some will go insolvent, return to work, run at a loss or just not really trade.
Preposition: in
- circumstance: Trading while insolvent in these circumstances is known as " wrongful trading " .
- future: Choosing an appropriate business structure will help to reduce the potential consequences should you become insolvent in the future.
Browse dictionary entries near insolvent
- insolvency
- insolvable
- insoluble
- insolently
- insolent
- insolence
- insole
- insolation
- insolate
- insofar
- insomnia
- insomniac
- insomuch
- insouciant
- insoul
- insp
- inspan
- inspect
- inspected
- inspection
