solvent
solvent — adjective
1. having enough money or assets to pay everything you owe to other people or organ
having enough money or assets to pay everything you owe to other people or organisations, especially when referring to a company or business
Nikhil's company stayed solvent by carefully managing its expenses during the crisis.
collocation: stay solvent
The bank will only lend money to businesses that are solvent and well-managed.
predicative: be solvent
After the restaurant paid off all its loans, it finally became solvent again.
Adaeze checked whether the small firm was still solvent before she invested any money.
- financially stable
broader term; implies overall financial health, not just debt-covering ability
- in the black
informal; means making a profit, which is related but not identical
- creditworthy
focuses on ability to be trusted with loans, a narrower financial assessment
文法句型
be + solvent
remain + solvent
become + solvent
用法筆記
Most commonly used predicatively (the company is solvent). Attributive use before a noun (a solvent company) is less common but acceptable in financial writing. The opposite is insolvent.
常見錯誤
solvent — noun
1. a liquid, such as water, alcohol, or acetone, that can dissolve another substanc
a liquid, such as water, alcohol, or acetone, that can dissolve another substance to form a solution; often used in cleaning products, paints, and laboratory processes
Water is a powerful solvent that can dissolve sugar, salt, and many other substances.
attributive: powerful solvent
Romi spilled cleaning solvent on the garage floor and had to air out the room.
The laboratory keeps different solvents in clearly labelled glass bottles.
Niran used a strong solvent to remove the glue from the wooden table.
- dissolver
less common; informal synonym used in non-technical contexts
- thinner
specific to paint and varnish; a narrow category of solvent
- liquid agent
broader, more technical term in industrial chemistry
文法句型
a + solvent
solvent + for + noun
solvent + noun