solvent

Examples of insolvent

insolvent
Indeed, much of the evidence for the mechanization of wheat farms was obtained from the inventories of insolvent estates.
Declaring insolvency power: whether supervisory authorities have the power to declare a deeply troubled bank insolvent.
A few farmers who went insolvent in the years immediately after emancipation claimed that the high price of labour was directly responsible.
Consider, for instance, the power of regulators to take prompt action to restructure a troubled bank or declare it insolvent.
Reforming insolvent government banks has proved to be very difficult.
After going insolvent in 1826, he had to sell most of his goods (worth £23 2s 9d) and sought work as a gaoler with some success.
If the indebted enter prises turn insolvent, then the government becomes liable for their loans without having made appropriate provisions.
In both, large dismissals are often covered by wage guarantee funds, the explicit role of which is to finance severance pay at insolvent firms.
A banking crisis occurs when a large number of banks fails to meet regulatory capital requirements, is illiquid, or is insolvent.
In low-productivity lots, insolvent farmers bound by debt and low yields accept debt-peonage situations.
The peak was reached in 1841, when 26 farmers were declared insolvent.
The fear is that the longer-living early retirees will make social insurance insolvent.
Private amortization companies were also established in several cities to facilitate installment plans for insolvent wage earners.
Hence, there may be some positive value to equity at an insolvent firm-although it is likely to be low.
One dimension of 'liquidation' is whether the government provides implicit guarantees to bail out shareholders of insolvent enterprises and banks.
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