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strength

strength

55 3.5
How stable and successful a person or company is with money
  • noun
  • /strɛŋkθ/
translation icon : solidez
  • So the strength of your tenant equals the strength of your income.
  • financial strength
  • economic strength
  • strength of the economy

So the strength of your tenant equals the strength of your income.

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Examples

  • Now, they recognize the seriousness and strength of his efforts but are not quite sure how to react.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And so the third item, then, is a strength of the US dollar.

  • The war effort depends upon the strength of our economy.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Further, this approach will push companies to compete for business based on the strength of the privacy they offer.

    Academic text (2017)
  • House and Senate candidates ran on the strength of their personalities and their personal organizations.

    Academic text (1992)
  • However, these more "worldly" concerns can have a tremendous impact on the strength and vitality of religious institutions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We were faced with an act of unprovoked aggression, and we responded as we have responded in times past: With unity, strength, and courage...

  • Texas Governor Dean Redding, backed by tech leader Assuru Global, is running on the strength and success of the national thinning program.

  • Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation... comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth... but from the enduring power of our ideals... democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

  • The financial strength of the company has attracted several investors.

Synonyms

staying power
vsstrength
19 5.0

Being able to keep working well for a long time

is about lasting financial stability or success, not general endurance
mainstay
vsstrength
18 4.9

The main support that people or things depend on

is about overall financial stability or success rather than a supporting element
financial condition
vsstrength
7 3.7

The state of a person or company's money, things they own, and debts at a time

is about lasting stability and success rather than a one time money snapshot
robustness
vsstrength
2 5.5

Strength and health that help a person or thing withstand hard conditions

is specific to financial stability and success rather than general resilience

Antonyms

114 5.1

A situation that changes easily and can fail, for example in politics

21 4.5

A fall in the value of a market or currency

Compounds

A person's ability to stay calm and keep trying during hard times

The power of a country's armed forces to fight

field strength
  • Specialized
4 5.6

A measure of how strong an electric or magnetic field is at a place

Very strong and made for heavy use in factories, not for regular home use

tensile strength
  • Specialized
4 5.1

The most force a material can take when pulled before it breaks

Strength in the muscles around your stomach and back that helps you stay steady and move

2 4.1

A person who gives strong, steady support to others in hard times

An alcoholic drink like gin with no water or other drinks

A person who gives strong support and comfort in hard times

1 5.8

How strong a magnetic field is in a place

field strength unit
  • Specialized
7.3

A way to measure how strong a magnetic field is, for example tesla

high-strength brass
  • Specialized
7.0

A strong metal made from copper and zinc with a little manganese added

How Stable

prosperity
195 3.7
stability
363 3.1
strength
55 3.5
weakness
21 4.5
insolvency
  • Specialized
12 6.8

Surface Forms

strength singular
strengths plural

Morphology

strength = strong (semi-transparent) = strong + th

The financial meaning is a metaphorical extension of 'strong' and may not be fully predictable to all learners.

Etymology

Strength comes from old English, made of strong ('powerful') and -th ('state'). So, when we speak of a bank or market having strength, we mean its money situation is solid and powerful.