different between insolvent vs bankrupcy

English

Etymology

in- +? solvent

Adjective

insolvent (comparative more insolvent, superlative most insolvent)

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

   an insolvent debtor

2. Owing more than one has in assets.
3. Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.

   an insolvent estate

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:impoverished

Antonyms

• solvent

Derived terms

• insolvency
• insolvently

Translations

Noun

insolvent (plural insolvents)

1. (law) One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Bouvier to this entry?)

Usage notes

• In England, before 1861, especially applied to persons who were not traders.

German

Adjective

insolvent

1. insolvent

Related terms

• Insolvenz

Further reading

• “insolvent” in Duden online

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian insolvente, via German insolvent

Pronunciation

Adjective

insolvent (neuter singular insolvent, definite singular and plural insolvente)

1. insolvent

Antonyms

• solvent

Related terms

• insolvens

References

• “insolvent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian insolvente, via German insolvent

Adjective

insolvent (neuter singular insolvent, definite singular and plural insolvente)

1. insolvent

Antonyms

• solvent

Related terms

• insolvens

References

• “insolvent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Noun

bankrupcy (plural bankrupcies)

1. Misspelling of bankruptcy.