solvency

[ sol-vuh n-see ]

/ ˈsɒl vən si /

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noun

solvent condition; ability to pay all just debts.

RELATED WORDS

wealth, richness

Nearby words

Origin of solvency

First recorded in 1720–30; solv(ent) + -ency

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Examples from the Web for solvency

And as to the future, there are basically only two ways to get to solvency.
How to Make Seniors Suspicious of Ryan and Romney|Michael Tomasky|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Did Bill Kristol and Charles Krauthammer and the folks at AEI lust for a huge philosophical throw down on Medicare solvency?
The Only Big Idea Coming Out of the Romney-Ryan Camp Is the Big Lie|Michael Tomasky|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the past months, those fears–combined with real concerns about the solvency of Italy–have been intensifying.
Don’t Blame Obama for Market Turmoil|Zachary Karabell|September 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Not that the U.S. isn't in trouble—the radicalism of the antitax Republicans jeopardized the United States' solvency, he writes.
S&P: Debt Downgrade Analysis Was 'Objective'||August 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Medicare solvency would require an immediate 21 percent tax increase, or an immediate 17 percent cut in benefits.
It’s About Medicare, Stupid!|Mark McKinnon|June 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The liberty of the State, like its solvency, concerns and affects all its citizens.
Julia Ward Howe|Laura E. Richards
I have pledged myself so deeply concerning your solvency and respectability that I could not face my directors over your account.
Mortomley's Estate, Vol. I (of 3)|Charlotte Elizabeth Lawson Cowan Riddell
When you book a bet at Newmarket you never have to consider the rank of your opponent, save as regards his solvency.
Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General|Charles Lever
Thereby the solvency of the German exchequer would be moderately insured.
Oswald Langdon|Carson Jay Lee
She had demanded of him the fulfilment of his bargain, and to the full extent of his solvency, so to speak, he had paid it.
Arundel|Edward Frederic Benson

British Dictionary definitions for solvency

solvency

/ (ˈsɒlvənsɪ) /

noun

ability to pay all debts

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Word Origin and History for solvency

solvency

1727, from solvent + -cy.