solvent

solvent
sol·vent /'säl-vənt/ adj: able to pay all legal debts as they become due

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

solvent
I adjective able to pay, clear of encumbrance, creditworthy, financially sound, in good financial condition, moneyed, not owing, out of debt, owing nothing, pecunious, unindebted, with funds, with good credit associated concepts: solvent debt foreign phrases:
- Id solum nostrum quod debitis deductis nostrum est. — That only is ours which remains to us after deduction of our debts
II index solid (sound), solution (substance)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


solvent
The term is applied to a range of corporate issues. A company in liquidation is not solvent unless the directors can declare that it can pay all creditors within twelve months. A company is commonly assumed to be solvent if the value of the company's assets is more than its liabilities, taking account of contingent and future claims or that it will generate sufficient surplus revenue from its operations to make up the deficit.

Easyform Glossary of Law Terms. — UK law terms.


solvent
adj.
Able to pay debts; having enough money to cover one’s expenses.
n.
solvency See also insolvent

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • solvent — solvent …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • Solvent — Sol vent (s[o^]l vent), a. [L. solvens, p. pr. of solvere. See {Solvable}.] 1. Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent fluid. The solvent body. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Able or sufficient to pay all just debts; as, a solvent… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Solvent — Sol vent, n. (Chem.) A substance (usually liquid) suitable for, or employed in, solution, or in dissolving something; as, water is the appropriate solvent of most salts, alcohol of resins, ether of fats, and mercury or acids of metals, etc. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Solvent — als Substantiv bezeichnet: in der Chemie ein Lösungsmittel, siehe Solvens solvent als Adjektiv bezeichnet: die Eigenschaft des Zustands der Zahlungsfähigkeit, siehe Solvenz die Eigenschaft eines lösenden Stoffes in der Chemie, siehe Solvens …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • solvent — (adj.) 1650s, able to pay all one owes, from Fr. solvent, from L. solventem (nom. solvens), prp. of solvere loosen, dissolve (see SOLVE (Cf. solve)). Noun meaning substance able to dissolve other substances first recorded 1670s …   Etymology dictionary

  • solvent — Adj. (Aufbaustufe) in der Lage, seinen Verbindlichkeiten nachzukommen, zahlungsfähig Synonym: liquid Beispiel: Vor dem Gewähren eines Kredits überprüft die Bank genau, ob ihr Kunde solvent ist …   Extremes Deutsch

  • Solvent — Solvent. См. Растворитель. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • Solvent — (lat.), zahlungsfähig (daher insolvent, zahlungsunfähig); Solvenz, Zahlungsfähigkeit, im Gegensatz zu Insolvenz (s. d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Solvént — (lat.), zahlungsfähig; Solvénz, Zahlungsfähigkeit; Solventĭa, auflösende Heilmittel …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • solvent — [adj] financially sound able to pay, financially stable, firm, fit, in the pink*, out of the red*, solid, stable; concepts 314,488 …   New thesaurus

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