CEFR C1
solvent
Translation
支払い能力がある / 債務超過でない / 溶剤
Meaning
Solvent means able to pay debts as they become due. It is a finance and legal word for not being bankrupt or insolvent. The trap is confusing it with liquid, which means having cash available quickly.
Examples
- その会社はまだ支払い能力があります。
The company is still solvent. - 裁判所はその銀行が支払い不能かどうかを調べました。
The court examined whether the bank was solvent.