sol·ven·cy

[sol-vuhn-see]
noun
solvent condition; ability to pay all just debts.

Origin:
1720–30; solv(ent) + -ency

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solvency (ˈsɒlvənsɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
ability to pay all debts

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Solvency is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
Rather the limits of solvency are tested by people's willingness to accept tax
  rises and spending cuts.
These changes have been suggested by various policymakers as options to
  consider when addressing long-range solvency.
But such a backstop can only be credible if there are no doubts about the
  government's solvency.
More broadly, the rating agencies have never given us any reason to take their
  judgments about national solvency seriously.
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