Definition of insolvency in English:
insolvency
nounPlural insolvencies ɪnˈsɒlv(ə)nsiɪnˈsɑlvənsi
mass nounThe state of being insolvent.
the club was facing insolvency
count noun insolvencies in the media sector rose by 8%
Example sentencesExamples
- How is it that a company goes from well-nigh insolvency to buying a US retail icon?
- Until last summer, it teetered on the brink of insolvency, and did little other than amass colossal debts.
- The financial crisis has now left many of these banks on the verge of insolvency with large portfolios of insecure loans and bad debts.
- Faced with a rising tide of insolvencies, banks are actually cutting back their lending to small and medium-sized companies.
- Even a gross settlement system is not immune from certain risks associated with the insolvency of a participant.
Synonyms
bankruptcy, liquidation, failure, collapse, ruin, financial ruin, ruination
pennilessness, penury, impecuniousness, beggary
British administration, receivership
informal folding
rare pauperdom
Definition of insolvency in US English:
insolvency
nouninˈsälvənsēɪnˈsɑlvənsi
The state of being insolvent; inability to pay one's debts.
the club was facing insolvency
insolvencies in the media sector rose by 8%
Example sentencesExamples
- The financial crisis has now left many of these banks on the verge of insolvency with large portfolios of insecure loans and bad debts.
- How is it that a company goes from well-nigh insolvency to buying a US retail icon?
- Faced with a rising tide of insolvencies, banks are actually cutting back their lending to small and medium-sized companies.
- Even a gross settlement system is not immune from certain risks associated with the insolvency of a participant.
- Until last summer, it teetered on the brink of insolvency, and did little other than amass colossal debts.
Synonyms
bankruptcy, liquidation, failure, collapse, ruin, financial ruin, ruination