as in bankrupt
not having enough money to pay debts
The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Social Security and Medicare are on track to become insolvent, even as boomers shake their coffers.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, this made the bank insolvent, and a bank run ensued.
—Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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Trust funds used to shore up payments to Social Security beneficiaries are projected to become insolvent in 2035, one year later than estimated last year by the Social Security Board of Trustees.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Social Security and Medicare are on track to become insolvent, even as boomers shake their coffers.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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The scheme impacted both investors trading and the exchange itself, which had to suspend operations after Eisenberg's attack made the exchange insolvent.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, this made the bank insolvent, and a bank run ensued.
—Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Insolvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvent. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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