as in bankrupted
not having enough money to pay debts
The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors
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Recent Examples of insolvent
Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The British government pulled funding and, in early 1982, declared the DeLorean Motor Co. insolvent.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 July 2025
Absent changes to the law, once Social Security becomes insolvent, benefits would shrink for all recipients by 24 percent while Medicare hospital benefits would be reduced by about 11 percent, according to the CRFB.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Adjective
Trump's change would make Social Security’s retirement trust fund insolvent more thanone year earlier – in early 2032 instead of late 2033 -- and the initial 21% cut across the board would deepen to a 25% cut, CRFB said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
The British government pulled funding and, in early 1982, declared the DeLorean Motor Co. insolvent.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Noun
Cutting these taxes accelerates the timeline in which those trust funds will become insolvent.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 July 2025
Absent changes to the law, once Social Security becomes insolvent, benefits would shrink for all recipients by 24 percent while Medicare hospital benefits would be reduced by about 11 percent, according to the CRFB.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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bankrupt
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This is especially true given that LA is effectively bankrupt and possesses a sorry history of incompetent governance.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
9 Aug. 2025
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Always a chancer, Henry was declared bankrupt in March 1816, during the post-war financial slump.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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