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insolvency

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in·sol·ven·cy  (n-slvn-s)
n. pl. in·sol·ven·cies
1. The condition of being insolvent.
2. An instance of being insolvent.
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Noun1.insolvency - the lack of financial resources
bankruptcy, failure - inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"
financial condition - the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
solvency - the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due
insolvency
noun bankruptcy, failure, ruin, liquidation
Translations
Spanish insolvency [ɪnˈsɔlvənsɪ] n → insolvencia
French insolvency [ɪnˈsɔlvənsɪ] n → insolvabilité f; faillite f
German insolvency [ɪnˈsɔlvənsɪ] n → Zahlungsunfähigkeit f
Italian insolvency [ɪnˈsɔlvənsɪ] n → insolvenza
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In the matter of Treason the pig would appear To have aided, but scarcely abetted: While the charge of Insolvency fails, it is clear, If you grant the plea 'never indebted.
The Hunting of the Snark by Carroll, Lewis View in context
I do not think this general insolvency, which involves in some sort all the population, to be the reason of the difficulty experienced at Christmas and New Year and other times, in bestowing gifts; since it is always so pleasant to be generous, though very vexatious to pay debts.
Essays, Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
I am not sure that I shall succeed, but it is the only thing that will save me from insolvency, and I am trying.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
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