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solvency

solvency

15 6.2
Ability of a person or company to pay all debts when they are due
  • noun
  • /ˈsɑlvənsi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : solvencia
  • There are other ways to move us towards solvency.
  • financial solvency
  • long-term solvency
  • solvency deficiency

So I think the solvency of that block of business, like focusing on retired folks is very, very strong.

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Examples

  • Trust in the bank's solvency.

  • So I think the solvency of that block of business, like focusing on retired folks is very, very strong.

  • This is about the solvency of our kingdom.

  • If there is a solvency deficiency, then there is an increase in the basic premium.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And preventing a currency decline can be the best way to protect bank solvency.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Their economic solvency was a key factor in their ability to respond effectively to Shining Path threats.

    Academic text (1993)
  • If or when long-term program solvency can be accomplished is unclear.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Medicare's trustees say the law prolongs the solvency of the Medicare trust fund.

    Blog text (1)
  • To achieve financial solvency, Bennington College's president, Elizabeth Coleman, eliminated tenure.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The bank assessed the company's solvency before approving the loan.

Antonyms

insolvency
  • Specialized
12 6.8

A situation when someone cannot pay money they owe

Compounds

7.4

The extra money an insurance company keeps to show it can pay claims and debts

How Solvent

strength
55 3.5
solvency
  • Specialized
15 6.2
insolvency
  • Specialized
12 6.8

Surface Forms

solvency singular
solvencies plural

Morphology

solvency = solvent (transparent) = solve + entr + ency

Formed from the adjective 'solvent' with the productive noun-forming suffix '-ency', meaning the state or quality of being solvent.

Etymology

The word solvency comes from an old Latin word solvere, which means 'to loosen' or 'to pay'. It is the same root as solve and solution, so you can picture solvency as the ability to 'loosen' or clear your debts — in other words, being able to pay them.