English dictionary
insolvent
/I/n's/A/lv/@/nt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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unable to meet or discharge financial obligations
ExamplesAn insolvent person.
An insolvent estate.
Antonyms solventSource: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>insolvent</i> debtor.
Source: webster1913
noun
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someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
Synonyms bankruptSource: WordNet 3.0
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One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders.
Source: webster1913