About The Word Insolvent
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Insolvent
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What's The Definition Of Insolvent?
[n] someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
[adj] unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate" Synonyms | Synonyms for Insolvent: bankrupt | bankrupt Related Terms | Find terms related to Insolvent: bankrupt | broke | broken | busted | destitute | down-and-out | failed | failure | fortuneless | homeless | impoverished | in Queer Street | in receivership | in the gutter | in the red | indebted | insolvent debtor | lame duck | landless | moneyless | on the rocks | out of funds | penniless | propertyless | ruined | unsound | wiped out | without a sou See Also | failure | loser | nonstarter | unsuccessful person Insolvent In Webster's Dictionary \In*sol"vent\, a. [Pref. in- not + solvent: cf. OF.
insolvent.] (Law)
(a) Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's
debts; unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in
the ordinary course of trade and business; as, in
insolvent debtor.
(b) Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as,
an insolvent estate.
(c) Relating to persons unable to pay their debts.
{Insolvent law}, or {Act of insolvency}, a law affording
relief, -- subject to various modifications in different
States, -- to insolvent debtors, upon their delivering up
their property for the benefit of their creditors. See
{Bankrupt law}, under {Bankrupt}, a.
\In*sol"vent\, n. (Law) One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders. --Bouvier. |
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