Destitute vs. Insolvent
Destituteadjective
(followed by the preposition "of") Lacking something; devoid
Insolventadjective
Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
‘an insolvent debtor’;
Destituteadjective
lacking money; poor, impoverished
Insolventadjective
Owing more than one has in assets.
Destituteverb
(transitive) To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.
Insolventadjective
Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
‘an insolvent estate’;
Destituteadjective
Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; - often followed by of.
‘In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.’; ‘Totally destitute of all shadow of influence.’;
Insolventnoun
(legal) One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.
Destituteadjective
Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.
‘They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented.’;
Insolventadjective
Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's debts; unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of trade and business; as, in insolvent debtor.
Destituteverb
To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.
‘To forsake or destitute a plantation.’;
Insolventnoun
One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; - in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders.
Destituteverb
To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; - followed by of.
‘Destituted of all honor and livings.’;
Insolventnoun
someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
Destituteverb
To disappoint.
‘When his expectation is destituted.’;
Insolventadjective
unable to meet or discharge financial obligations;
‘an insolvent person’; ‘an insolvent estate’;
Destituteadjective
poor enough to need help from others
Destituteadjective
extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself
‘the charity cares for destitute children’;
Destituteadjective
not having
‘towns destitute of commerce’;
