INSOLVENCY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The lack of financial resources

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("insolvency" is a kind of...):

financial condition (the condition of (corporate or personal) finances)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "insolvency"):

bankruptcy; failure (inability to discharge all your debts as they come due)

Antonym:

solvency (the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due)

Derivation:

insolvent (unable to meet or discharge financial obligations)