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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinsolvente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /in.solˈben.te/
"El deudor fue declarado insolvente por el juez."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Unable to pay debts owed when they fall due.
"The company was declared insolvent after failing to secure emergency funding from its investors."
- 1
A person or entity that is unable to pay their debts.
"The court appointed a trustee to manage the assets of the insolvent."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'insolventem', formed by the assimilation of the negative prefix 'in-' (not) with 'solventem', the accusative of 'solvens', present participle of 'solvere' (to loosen, pay). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, shifting from general inability to free oneself from obligation to the specific financial sense of lacking funds to pay debts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Insolvent" is said worldwide
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insolvable
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.sɔl.vabl/
"L'entreprise est devenue insolvable après des mois de pertes."
insolvent
Transliteration: /ɪnzɔlˈvɛnt/
"Das Unternehmen meldete an, dass es insolvent sei."
insolvente
Transliteration: /in.solˈvɛn.te/
"La società è stata dichiarata insolvente dal tribunale."
insolvente
Transliteration: /in.solˈben.te/
"El deudor fue declarado insolvente por el juez."
insolvente
Transliteration: /ĩ.sowˈvẽ.tʃi/
"A companhia declarou-se insolvente na semana passada."
दिवालिया
Transliteration: divāliyā
"भारी घाटे के कारण वह कंपनी दिवालिया हो गई।"
资不抵债的
Transliteration: zī bù dǐ zhài de
"这家曾经辉煌的公司现在已经资不抵债了。"
파산한
Transliteration: pasanhan
"그 기업은 채무를 갚지 못해 파산한 상태였다."
支払不能の
Transliteration: shiharai funō no
"その企業は支払不能に陥り、倒産手続きを開始した。"
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