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Examples of solvency in a Sentence
They reviewed financial records to measure the borrower's solvency.
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House Republicans also clashed at the time over where ideas to shore up solvency for entitlement programs or potential reductions to military spending would fit into talks to significantly curb spending.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Those tax increases would improve the program’s solvency, while also making certain benefit increases possible, per the proposals.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
Experts express Social Security’s annual shortfall in terms of how much of the FICA tax has to be increased to restore solvency.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
More specific details on how Democratic candidate Harris would restore solvency to the program as president were not available by press time.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1727, in the meaning defined above
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“Solvency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solvency. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
solvency
noun
sol·ven·cy
ˈsäl-vən-sē
ˈsȯl-
: the quality or state of being solvent
Legal Definition
solvency
noun
sol·ven·cy
ˈsäl-vən-sē
: the quality or state of being solvent
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