insolvent

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance

US /ɪnˈsɑlvənt/ UK /ɪnˈsɒlvənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
unable to pay one's debts; bankrupt

The firm was declared insolvent after the failed merger.

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Synonyms

1 adj · unable to pay one's debts;... bankrupt ruined broke failed penniless

Opposites

solvent liquidcreditworthy

Word family

Derived forms insolvency

Related forms solvent solve solution dissolve

Etymology

From in- ('not') + solvent, from Latin solvens, present participle of solvere ('to loosen, release, pay'), from se- ('apart') + luere ('to loosen, pay').

in- Latin solvere Latin

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Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives

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# insolvent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈsɑlvənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈsɒlvənt/

## Meanings
1. unable to pay one's debts; bankrupt

## Examples
- The firm was declared insolvent after the failed merger.

## Synonyms
- bankrupt
- ruined
- broke
- failed
- penniless

## Antonyms
- solvent
- liquid
- creditworthy

## Derived Forms
- insolvency

## Related Forms
- solvent
- solve
- solution
- dissolve

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: in-
- Root: solvere

## Etymology
From in- ('not') + solvent, from Latin solvens, present participle of solvere ('to loosen, release, pay'), from se- ('apart') + luere ('to loosen, pay').

## AI Etymology
Insolvent comes from in- ('not') + solvent, from Latin solvens, present participle of solvere ('to loosen, release, pay'), from se- ('apart') + luere ('to loosen, pay'). The etymological trail includes Latin in- and Latin solvere. As an adjective, insolvent means unable to pay one's debts; bankrupt. The same family is visible in derived forms such as insolvency and related forms such as solvent, solve, solution, and dissolve. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Money & Finance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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