1
: able to pay all legal debts
a solvent company
2
: that dissolves or can dissolve
solvent action of water
solvently
adverb
1
: a usually liquid substance capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances
2
: something that provides a solution
3
: something that eliminates or attenuates something especially unwanted
Examples of solvent in a Sentence
Adjective
He couldn't stay solvent after losing his business.
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Mike Levin, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
That discipline keeps companies solvent, but can also keep us from seizing the tools that will define the next decade of value creation.
—Axel Rebien, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
However, if Congress were to raise taxes to ensure the program remains solvent for the next 75 years, the rate would need to increase to 16.05 percent, as cited in the Trustee's report.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Adjective
The Social Security 2100 Act would allow for the system to remain solvent and strong through the next several decades by ensuring those at the very top pay their fair share of payroll taxes.
—Mike Levin, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
That discipline keeps companies solvent, but can also keep us from seizing the tools that will define the next decade of value creation.
—Axel Rebien, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Noun
More revenue collected from taxing Social Security help keep the fund solvent.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
However, if Congress were to raise taxes to ensure the program remains solvent for the next 75 years, the rate would need to increase to 16.05 percent, as cited in the Trustee's report.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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“Solvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solvent. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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solvent
1 of 2 adjective
sol·vent
ˈsäl-vənt 
ˈsȯl-
: able to pay all legal debts
solvent
2 of 2 noun
: a usually liquid substance capable of dissolving one or more other substances
Medical Definition
solvent
1 of 2 adjective
sol·vent
ˈsäl-vənt, ˈsȯl-
: that dissolves or can dissolve
solvent fluids
solvent action of water
solvent
2 of 2 noun
: a substance capable of or used in dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances
especially
: a liquid component of a solution present in greater amount than the solute
Legal Definition
solvent
adjective
sol·vent
ˈsäl-vənt
: able to pay all legal debts as they become due
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