as in bankruptcy
the inability to pay one's debts
unless the economy improves, many resorts in the area face insolvency
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of insolvency
These agencies use a combination of quantitative and qualitative metrics to assign ratings that range from AAA (exceptional financial strength) to D (default or insolvency).
—
True Tamplin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
There isn’t enough money, either in the city’s budget or in the school district’s, to pay for school workers’ raises and for what the city says should be the schools’ part in keeping a deeply underfunded pension plan from sinking into insolvency.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
For so many of us, Social Security benefits and Medicare help, but the cost of housing, food, healthcare, and just about everything else has increased dramatically in recent years, leaving fewer dollars in the bank and pushing many of us closer to the brink of insolvency.
—Kay Warren, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
A day before, Florida's Senate Banking and Insurance Committee unanimously approved a bill extending the ban on executives responsible for a company's insolvency from taking a position at another insurance firm, increasing the duration from two to five years.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insolvency
True Tamplin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
There isn’t enough money, either in the city’s budget or in the school district’s, to pay for school workers’ raises and for what the city says should be the schools’ part in keeping a deeply underfunded pension plan from sinking into insolvency.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
For so many of us, Social Security benefits and Medicare help, but the cost of housing, food, healthcare, and just about everything else has increased dramatically in recent years, leaving fewer dollars in the bank and pushing many of us closer to the brink of insolvency.
—Kay Warren, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
A day before, Florida's Senate Banking and Insurance Committee unanimously approved a bill extending the ban on executives responsible for a company's insolvency from taking a position at another insurance firm, increasing the duration from two to five years.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insolvency
Cite this Entry
“Insolvency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvency. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share