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Antonyms for insolvency


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-sol-vuh n-see
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɒl vən si



Definition of insolvency

Origin :
  • 1660s; see insolvent + -cy. Insolvence (1793) is rare.
  • noun failure
Example sentences :
  • I am not sure that I shall succeed, but it is the only thing that will save me from insolvency, and I am trying.'
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • The court of insolvency made that which was foreign, colonial property.
  • Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West
  • The insolvency of "belief" was due to the bankruptcy of "trust."
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Faith » by Harry Emerson Fosdick
  • There's many a man lived to regret ever dreaming of insolvency.
  • Extract from : « The Burglars' Club » by Henry A. Hering
  • There is no foundation for confounding bankruptcy and insolvency.
  • Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
  • I am afraid you will find Stephen in the same state of insolvency.
  • Extract from : « The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims » by Andrew Steinmetz
  • Also it may be stated that at the time he made this proposal he was in the toils of insolvency.
  • Extract from : « John Brown, Soldier of Fortune » by Hill Peebles Wilson
  • The menace of insolvency closed the horizon of all his hopes.
  • Extract from : « Honoré de Balzac » by Albert Keim and Louis Lumet
  • The laws about failures and insolvency should be looked into.
  • Extract from : « Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau » by Honore de Balzac
  • My insolvency has become chronic; it is attacking the very citadel of life.
  • Extract from : « The Argosy » by Various

Synonyms for insolvency

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