Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solvency

/sˈɔlvənsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: sol-ven-cy
IPA: /sˈɔlvənsi/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From solvent + -cy.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

solvencies (plural)

Derived Forms

nonsolvency plumbosolvency

Phrases

solvency margin

Antonyms

insolvency

Questions

How do you pronounce solvency?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɔlvənsi/.
What does solvency mean?: The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.
Where does solvency come from?: From solvent + -cy.

How to pronounce solvency

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