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[ in-sol-vuhn-see ] / ɪnˈsɒl vən si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR insolvency ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe condition of being insolvent; bankruptcy. Origin of insolvencyFirst recorded in 1650–60; insolv(ent) + -ency Words nearby insolvencyinsolence, insolent, insolubilize, insoluble, insolvable, insolvency, insolvency provision, insolvent, in so many words, in some measure, in someone's Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for insolvencyFor Carter, the cause of this insolvency was the global Cold War. Carter’s Belated Triumph|Peter Beinart|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST And like Vietnam, it has helped bring us to the brink of insolvency as well. Hagel: The New Eisenhower|Peter Beinart|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST But spending this extra $700 billion will bring about insolvency sooner--in 2016, or, during President Romney's first term. How to Make Seniors Suspicious of Ryan and Romney|Michael Tomasky|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST And we are nearly $16 trillion in debt, with Social Security and Medicare on the rapid path to insolvency. Mark McKinnon: ‘Wimp’ Attack on Mitt Romney Out of Line|Mark McKinnon|August 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Even with higher capital requirements, a few megabanks will inevitably get to the brink of insolvency. The Easy Recipe for Financial Reform|Robert Pozen|March 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST And in many cases, he reflected, there was no failure here beyond the insolvency of a system. The Guarded Heights|Wadsworth Camp "Owing to insolvency, madam," was the quick reply, and the man darted a keen glance into my face. A Plucky Girl|L. T. Meade He regarded it as such a makeshift as an unstable enterprise would avail itself of to ward off insolvency. Sudden Jim|Clarence Budington Kelland The menace of insolvency closed the horizon of all his hopes. Honoré de Balzac|Albert Keim and Louis Lumet There is no question of time, or of profit, of solvency or insolvency. The Breath of Life|John Burroughs
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