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 Definitions of Solvent  [ˈsɒl vənt]  

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Definition of 'Solvent' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) solvent
able to pay all just debts.

2.  solvent
having the power of dissolving; causing solution.

3. (n.) solvent
a substance that dissolves another to form a solution:
Water is a solvent for sugar.

4.  solvent
something that solves or explains.

Etymology:  (1620–30; < L solvent-, s. of solvēns, prp. of solvere to loosen. See solve , -ent)

Definition of 'Solvent' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
"the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"

2. (adj) solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
"they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

3. (adj) solvent
capable of meeting financial obligations


Definition of 'Solvent' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Solvent
having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent fluid

2. (adj) Solvent
able or sufficient to pay all just debts; as, a solvent merchant; the estate is solvent

3. (noun) Solvent
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

4. (noun) Solvent
that which resolves; as, a solvent of mystery


Translation of 'Solvent' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: having enough money to be able to pay all one's debts.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: solvent Arabic flag Arabic: قادِر على تَسْديد الدَّيْ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: платежоспособен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: solvente Czech flag Czech: solventní German flag German: zahlungsunfähig
Danish flag Danish: solvent Greek flag Greek: φερέγγυος Spanish flag Spanish: solvente
Estonian flag Estonian: maksevõimeline Farsi flag Farsi: قادر به پرداخت Finnish flag Finnish: maksukykyinen
French flag French: solvable Hebrew flag Hebrew: בַּעַל כּוֹשֶר פִּרָעוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: मालदार, ऋणशोधक्षम सम्पन्न
Croatian flag Croatian: koji može platiti, solven Hungarian flag Hungarian: fizetőképes Indonesian flag Indonesian: mampu membayar utang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: greiðslufær Italian flag Italian: solvibile, solvente Japanese flag Japanese: 支払能力のある
Korean flag Korean: 지불능력이 있는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: mokus Latvian flag Latvian: maksātspējīgs
Malay flag Malay: mampu bayar Dutch flag Dutch: solvent Norwegian flag Norwegian: betalingsdyktig
Polish flag Polish: wypłacalny Persian flag Persian: قادر به پرداخت Pashto flag Pashto: د پيسو وركولو توان درلودل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: solvente Romanian flag Romanian: solvabil Russian flag Russian: платёжеспособный
Slovak flag Slovak: solventný Slovenian flag Slovenian: zmožen plačila Serbian flag Serbian: solventan
Swedish flag Swedish: solvent Thai flag Thai: ที่มีเงินเพียงพอ Turkish flag Turkish: (borçlarını) ödeyebilir
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 有償付能力的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: платоспроможний Urdu flag Urdu: کھری اسامی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: có khả năng thanh toán Chinese flag Chinese: 有偿付能力的

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