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in-solvent

in-sol·vent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in sol-vuh nt]
    • /ɪn ˈsɒl vənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in sol-vuh nt]
    • /ɪn ˈsɒl vənt/

Definitions of in-solvent word

  • adjective in-solvent not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature. 1
  • adjective in-solvent pertaining to bankrupt persons or bankruptcy. 1
  • noun in-solvent a person who is insolvent. 1

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Origin of in-solvent

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; in-3 + solvent

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Parts of speech for In-solvent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

in-solvent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for in-solvent

adj in-solvent

  • indebted — committed or obligated to repay a monetary loan: He was indebted to his friend for a large sum.
  • bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
  • broke — Broke is the past tense of break.
  • strapped — needy; wanting: The company is rather strapped for funds.
  • lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.

noun in-solvent

  • disappointmentCape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
  • also-ran — If you describe someone as an also-ran, you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest.
  • turkey — a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world.
  • dud — a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
  • moocher — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.

Antonyms for in-solvent

adj in-solvent

  • solvent — able to pay all just debts.
  • wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
  • moneyed — having much money; wealthy.
  • rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
  • successful — achieving or having achieved success.

noun in-solvent

  • success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
  • accomplishment — An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
  • achievement — An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
  • attainment — The attainment of an aim is the achieving of it.
  • earnings — money earned; wages; profits.

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