capital adequacy

noun

Percentage ratio of a financial institution's primary capital to its assets, used as a measure of its financial strength and stability.

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Meanings

nouncapital adequacy (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralaccountingPercentage ratio of a financial institution's primary capital to its assets, used as a measure of its financial strength and stability.

Translations

Czech kapitálová přiměřenost
  • kapitálová přiměřenostTranslations
Finnish vakavaraisuus
  • vakavaraisuusTranslations
French adéquation des fonds propres
  • adéquation des fonds propresTranslations
German angemessene Eigenkapitalausstattung
  • angemessene EigenkapitalausstattungTranslations
Polish wystarczalność kapitału
  • wystarczalność kapitałuTranslations
Spanish adecuación del capital
  • adecuación del capitalTranslations
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APA

capital adequacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20adequacy

MLA

“capital adequacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20adequacy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capital adequacy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20adequacy.

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