solventsol‧vent1 /ˈsɒlvənt $ ˈsɑːl-/ adjective [not usually before noun] 
I don’t know how we managed to remain solvent.—solvency noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Companies need to know that those with whom they are trading are solvent and can pay for goods and services supplied to them
- Now the question is how to keep the business solvent.
- We've been financially solvent for the last 5 years.
- It has to be emphasised that Equitable is still solvent with very substantial assets irrespective of some recent withdrawals.
- They are happy merely to be solvent.
Longman Language Activatorto not owe any money
if your bank account is in credit, there is money in it and you do not owe the bank anything: · I can see from my monthly bank statements whether I'm in credit or not.remain/stay in credit: · We offer free banking for customers whose accounts remain in credit.
if someone is in the black , they have earned more than they owe or have spent: · The newly reorganized company is now in the black.· Our oil and gas operations are comfortably in the black.get something into the black: · We have to get our account into the black otherwise the bank will never give us a mortgage.
informal to stay out of debt, although it is difficult to do this because you have very little money: · Although I've been out of a job for three months, I've managed to keep my head above water.· If I get this raise, we'll just about keep our heads above water until next year.
earning enough money to not have to borrow or get into debt: · We've been financially solvent for the last 5 years.· Companies need to know that those with whom they are trading are solvent and can pay for goods and services supplied to them
if a company or organization stays or remains afloat , it manages to keep operating because its debts are not so bad that it has to close; if you keep a company or organization afloat , you stop it from getting into so much debt that it has to close: · It was the summer of 1991, and I was struggling hard to keep my business afloat.· David Henry lent the company $1bn out of his own personal fortune in order to help it stay afloat.· The organization remains afloat by renting out its skilled technicians to other companies.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I don’t know how we managed to remain solvent.
I don’t know how we managed to remain solvent.WORD FAMILYnounsolutionsolventsolubilityinsolvencyadjectivesoluble ≠ insolubleunsolvedsolvent ≠ insolventsolvable ≠ insolvableverbsolveadverbinsolvably
having enough money to pay your debts OPP insolventstay/remain/keep solvent I don’t know how we managed to remain solvent.—solvency noun [uncountable]