insolvent

insolvent is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 insolvent debtor. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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 insolvent debtor.
2. adjective. Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as, an insolvent estate.
3. adjective. Relating to persons unable to pay their debts.
4. noun. One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders.
5. noun. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

   Synonyms: bankrupt

6. adjective. unable to meet or discharge financial obligations

   "an insolvent person"

   "an insolvent estate"

Synonyms

bankrupt

Common word forms

insolvents

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