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.