Meanings
nounsolvency (usually uncountable, plural solvencies)
plural solvencies
- uncountableusuallybusinessThe state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.
This is often phrased in terms of whether they are facing liquidity or solvency problems; but I think it’s better phrased in terms of the possibility of self-fulfilling crises, a la Obstfeld.
2011 July 8, Paul Krugman, “A Self-Fulfilling Euro Crisis? (Wonkish)”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounthe ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due
Opposite
Broader
financial condition
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic سُيُولَة
- سُيُولَة (suyūla)ability to pay debts
Bulgarian платежоспособност
- платежоспособност (platežosposobnost)ability to pay debts
Chinese Mandarin 償付能力 /偿付能力
- 償付能力 /偿付能力 (chángfù nénglì)ability to pay debts
Czech solvence, platební schopnost
- solvenceability to pay debts
- platební schopnostability to pay debts
Danish solvens
- solvensability to pay debts
Dutch solvabiliteit
- solvabiliteitability to pay debts
Esperanto solventeco
- solventecoability to pay debts
Finnish maksukyky, solvenssi
- maksukykyability to pay debts
- solvenssiability to pay debts
French solvabilité
- solvabilitéability to pay debts
German Solvenz, Zahlungsfähigkeit
- Solvenzability to pay debts
- Zahlungsfähigkeitability to pay debts
Hungarian fizetőképesség, fizetésképesség
- fizetőképességability to pay debts
- fizetésképességability to pay debts
Italian solvibilità
- solvibilitàability to pay debts
Japanese 支払能力
- 支払能力 (shiharai nōryoku)ability to pay debts
Korean 지불능력
- 지불능력 (jibulleungnyeok)ability to pay debts
Norwegian betalingsevne
- betalingsevneability to pay debts
Polish wypłacalność
- wypłacalnośćability to pay debts
Portuguese solvabilidade, solvência
- solvabilidadeability to pay debts
- solvênciaability to pay debts
Romanian solvabilitate
- solvabilitateability to pay debts
Russian платёжеспосо́бность
- платёжеспосо́бность (platjožesposóbnostʹ)ability to pay debts
Spanish solvencia
- solvenciaability to pay debts
Swedish solvens, betalningsförmåga
- solvensability to pay debts
- betalningsförmågaability to pay debts
Cite this entry
APA
solvency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solvency
MLA
“solvency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solvency. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solvency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solvency.
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