as in bankrupt
not having enough money to pay debts
The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors
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Recent Examples of insolvent
Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
In the past, the Chinese government had preferred financially sound developers over insolvent ones when deciding their eligibility to get government support.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
The scheme impacted both investors trading and the exchange itself, which had to suspend operations after Eisenberg's attack made the exchange insolvent.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
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Pritzker also sided with government unions over taxpayers by authorizing around $100 million in new annual pension sweeteners for two nearly insolvent Chicago funds.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
In the past, the Chinese government had preferred financially sound developers over insolvent ones when deciding their eligibility to get government support.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
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The British government pulled funding and, in early 1982, declared the DeLorean Motor Co. insolvent.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
The scheme impacted both investors trading and the exchange itself, which had to suspend operations after Eisenberg's attack made the exchange insolvent.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
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When old regimes fall, the causes tend to be economic: France before 1789 was effectively bankrupt.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Big Lots is planning to reopen 132 more stores in May as the bankrupt discount retailer works to rebuild its brand under new ownership.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Insolvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvent. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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