Meanings
adjectiveinsolvent (comparative more insolvent, superlative most insolvent)
comparative more insolvent · superlative most insolvent
- Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
an insolvent debtor
1 more example
Pathfinder is keen to stress it is not insolvent, but owner Barry Cordell, who is in his late 80s, has decided he can no longer bankroll the company.
2025 October 15, “News: Pathfinder to run final trains”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 13 - Owing more than one has in assets.
- Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
an insolvent estate
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounsomeone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishsolvent
- Englishinsolvent
Translations
Afrikaans insolvent, bankrot
- insolventUnable to pay
- bankrotUnable to pay
Bulgarian несъстоятелен, банкрутирал
- несъстоятелен (nesăstojatelen)Unable to pay
- банкрутирал (bankrutiral)Unable to pay
Catalan insolvent
- insolventUnable to pay
Czech insolventní, platebně neschopný
- insolventníUnable to pay
- platebně neschopnýUnable to pay
Danish insolvent
- insolventUnable to pay
Finnish maksukyvytön
- maksukyvytönUnable to pay
French insolvable
- insolvableUnable to pay
German insolvent, zahlungsunfähig
- insolventUnable to pay
- zahlungsunfähigUnable to pay
Greek χρεωκοπημένος
- χρεωκοπημένος (chreokopiménos)Unable to pay
Hungarian fizetőképtelen, fizetésképtelen
- fizetőképtelenUnable to pay
- fizetésképtelenUnable to pay
Italian insolvente
- insolventeUnable to pay
Māori pēkerapu
- pēkerapuUnable to pay
Norwegian Bokmål betalingsudyktig, insolvent
- betalingsudyktigUnable to pay
- insolventUnable to pay
Polish niewypłacalny
- niewypłacalnyUnable to pay
Portuguese insolvente
- insolventeUnable to pay
Romanian insolvent, insolvabil
- insolventUnable to pay
- insolvabilUnable to pay
Russian неплатёжеспосо́бный
- неплатёжеспосо́бный (neplatjožesposóbnyj)Unable to pay
Spanish insolvente
- insolventeUnable to pay
Turkish müflis, batkın
- müflisUnable to pay
- batkınUnable to pay
Ukrainian неплатоспромо́жний
- неплатоспромо́жний (neplatospromóžnyj)Unable to pay
Cite this entry
APA
insolvent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insolvent
MLA
“insolvent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insolvent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insolvent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insolvent.
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