no assets

Example Sentences

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“If the estate had no assets that it could use to pay off the debt, it could be deemed uncollectable and would expire,” said Gorczynski.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

He had no savings, no investments, and no assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

He added it’s standard practice for a victim to sue an employer because the perpetrator typically has no assets to recover as damages.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2024

In their place, investigators said that they found "'IOU' slips in empty boxes marked to indicate a customer's account, yet containing no assets."

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

It was still a household run by a single mother with only a high school equivalency degree, no career skills, no assets, and no immediate prospects for independence.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times