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insolvent Adjective unable to pay one's debts Noun a person who is insolvent insolvency n
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insolvent adjective bankrupt, ruined, on the rocks (informal) broke (informal) failed, gone bust (informal) in receivership, gone to the wall, in the hands of the receivers, in queer street (informal)  Translations insolvent [ɪnˈsɔlvənt] adj → insolvente insolvent [ɪnˈsɔlvənt] adj → insolvable; (bankrupt) → en faillite  insolvent [ɪnˈsɔlvənt] insolvency adj → zahlungsunfähig insolvent [ɪnˈsɔlvənt] adj → insolvente |
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THE Head Rifler of an insolvent bank, learning that it was about to be visited by the official Noser into Things, placed his own personal note for a large amount among its resources, and, gaily touching his guitar, awaited the inspection. By this ingenious device, the insolvent not only preserved his character, by no means an unusual circumstance in New York, however, but he preserved about half of his bona fide estate also; his creditors, as was customary, doing the PAYING. My father died insolvent and the homestead was sacrificed to pay his debts. |
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insolvent - someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
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