become insolvent
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
However, as oil production declines and fossil fuel companies increasingly become insolvent, California regulators worry taxpayers may have to assume the costs to plug these wells.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
The program's funding is already in crisis and expected to become insolvent as early as 2033.
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024
Ms. Green, of Lake Stevens, Wash., had claimed her benefit in 2015 after people in the plan were alerted that it might become insolvent.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024
A fifth of English councils have admitted they may become insolvent in the next 18 months.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024
Until a dividend is declared the profits of a corporation are simply its assets, do not belong to the stockholders, and should it become insolvent must be used to pay creditors.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
