Insolvent

  • 11Insolvént — (lat.), zahlungsunfähig; Insolvénz, Zahlungsunfähigkeit …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 12Insolvent — Insolvent, lat. deutsch, zahlungsunfähig, Insolvenz, Zahlungsunfähigkeit; vergl. Bankerott, Concurs …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 13insolvent — (adj.) 1590s, unable to pay one s debts, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not + L. solventem paying (see SOLVENT (Cf. solvent)). Originally of one who was not a trader; only traders could become bankrupt …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 14insolvent — [adj] financially ruined bankrupt, broke*, broken, busted*, failed, foreclosed, in Chapter 11*, in Chapter 13*, indebted, in receivership, in the red*, lost, on the rocks*, out of money, strapped*, taken to the cleaners*, unbalanced, undone,… …

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  • 15Insolvent — A firm that is unable to pay debts (liabilities are greater than assets). The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * insolvent in‧sol‧vent [ɪnˈsɒlvənt ǁ ɪnˈsɑːl ] adjective ACCOUNTING LAW a person or company that is insolvent does not have… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 16insolvent — A firm that is unable to pay debts (its liabilities ( liability) exceed its assets). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * insolvent in‧sol‧vent [ɪnˈsɒlvənt ǁ ɪnˈsɑːl ] adjective ACCOUNTING LAW a person or company that is insolvent does not have… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 17insolvent — /ɪn sɒlvənt/ adjective not able to pay debts ● The company was declared insolvent. (NOTE: see note at insolvency) ♦ he was declared insolvent he was officially stated to be insolvent COMMENT: A company is insolvent when its liabilities are higher …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 18insolvent — adjective Date: 1591 1. a. (1) unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business (2) having liabilities in excess of a reasonable market value of assets held b. insufficient to pay all debts < an insolvent estate > c. not up to …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19insolvent — in|sol|vent [ınˈsɔlvənt US ınˈsa:l ] adj not having enough money to pay what you owe = ↑bankrupt ▪ The company was later declared insolvent (=officially said to be insolvent) . &GT;insolvency n [U and C] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20insolvent — [[t]ɪnsɒ̱lv(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ A person or organization that is insolvent does not have enough money to pay their debts. [FORMAL] Two years later, the bank was declared insolvent …

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