insolvent

Etymology

in- + solvent

adj

  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

noun

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

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