solvency

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sol·vent

(sŏl′vənt, sôl′-)

adj.

1. Capable of meeting financial obligations.

2. Chemistry Capable of dissolving another substance.

1. Chemistry

a. A substance in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution.

b. A substance, usually a liquid, capable of dissolving another substance.

2. Something that solves or explains.

[French, from Latin solvēns, solvent-, present participle of solvere, to loosen; see solve.]

sol′ven·cy n.

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solvency

(ˈsɒlvənsɪ)

(Banking & Finance) ability to pay all debts

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sol•ven•cy

(ˈsɒl vən si)

n.

the condition of being solvent.

[1720–30]

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Noun

solvency - the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due

financial condition - the condition of (corporate or personal) finances

insolvency - the lack of financial resources

Translations

platební schopnostsolvence

solvens

Solvenz

maksukykysolvenssi

solvabilité

solvente solvibile solvibilit...

solvency

[ˈsɒlvənsɪ] N (Fin) → solvencia f

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solvency

[ˈsɒlv^ənsi] n → solvabilité f

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solvency

n (Fin) → Zahlungsfähigkeit f, → Solvenz f

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solvency

[ˈsɒlv/ənsɪ] n (Fin) → solvibilità

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"Enough, enough," exclaimed the faithful servant of the State, choking with emotion; "here is a certificate of solvency."

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Dingall, the Treddleston grocer, was giving for butter, and the reasonable doubts that might be held as to his solvency, notwithstanding that Mrs.

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