Used in a Sentence

insolvency

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for insolvency.

Editorial note

The risk is exactly zero (the two transactions will be netted to zero in case of an insolvency) and the cash flows will perfectly offset each others.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

The condition of having more debts than assets.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of insolvency gathered in one view.

noun

The condition of having more debts than assets.

noun

Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner.

noun

(finance) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for insolvency.

noun

The condition of having more debts than assets.

noun

Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner.

noun

(finance) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.

Example sentences

1

The risk is exactly zero (the two transactions will be netted to zero in case of an insolvency) and the cash flows will perfectly offset each others.

2

A way for insolvency to be resolved and a way for bad loans to absorb their due share.

3

They solved liquidity issues using bailouts, emergency loans and nationalisation of debts and bad assets, but liquidity<>insolvency.

4

That's not the fault of the gold standard but of the war and the governments that refused to acknowledge their insolvency.

5

Not if the government will buy you out if you are facing insolvency.

6

Detroit's insolvency is backstopped by the state of Michigan and the federal government.

7

Actually, there's a competitive advantage to being dishonest if you're close to insolvency.

8

Unfunded liabilities are far bigger; it's easy to blame Wall Street rather than the policy makers who continue down the road to insolvency.

9

He knows well that the blood sea of insolvency is his responsibility.

10

Another back-door bailout like this might help deal with their, um, insolvency.

11

In many EU countries insolvency can have drastic consequences for the founder(s).

12

It turns out that this was due to fraud and/or insolvency.

Quote examples

1

Meanwhile, other major insurers and reinsurers would be far in the red, if not facing insolvency." Smart.

2

He has a point actually:-) Varoufakis does not accept the 7.2 billion of "aid" under current conditions because he believes that Greece has an insolvency problem and not a liquidity problem.

Proper noun examples

1

Insolvency, on the other hand would be if I accept $10 in deposits, make $8 in loans, and have $0 cash on hand.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use insolvency in a sentence?

The risk is exactly zero (the two transactions will be netted to zero in case of an insolvency) and the cash flows will perfectly offset each others.

What does insolvency mean?

The condition of having more debts than assets.

What part of speech is insolvency?

insolvency is commonly used as noun.