insolvent

adj
/ɪnˈsɒlv.ənt//ɪnˈsɑːɫv.ənt/US/ɪnˈsɒɫv.ənt/UK

Etymology

From in- + solvent.

  1. derived from solventem
  2. derived from solvent
  3. prefixed as insolvent — “in + solvent

Definitions

  1. Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.

    • an insolvent debtor
    • Pathfinder is keen to stress it is not insolvent, but owner Barry Cordell, who is in his late 80s, has decided he can no longer bankroll the company.
  2. Owing more than one has in assets.

  3. Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.

    • an insolvent estate
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. One who is insolvent

      One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at insolvent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at insolvent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at insolvent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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