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solvent

/ˈsɒlvənt/adjective

उच्चारण सॉल्वन्ट

ऋण चुकाने में समर्थ, शोधक्षम

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adjective
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    [not usually before noun]

    having enough money to pay your debts; not in debt

    ऋण चुकाने में समर्थ, शोधक्षम

    • The company is solvent again after a hard year.
    • After selling the old shop, he became solvent again.
    • The firm managed to stay solvent despite the slow year.
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    • The bank checks whether a customer is solvent before giving a loan.
    • After years of debt, the family became solvent at last.

    Synonyms financially sound creditworthy debt-free in the black solid

    Opposite insolvent bankrupt in debt broke

noun
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    [C, U]

    a substance, especially a liquid, that can dissolve another substance

    विलायक

    • Water is called the universal solvent.
    • Alcohol is a good solvent for many oils.
    • Petrol is a good solvent for grease.
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    • Acetone is a common solvent used to remove nail varnish.
    • The chemist tested several solvents to dissolve the powder.

    Synonyms dissolver liquid thinner

    Opposite solute

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Synonyms

financially sound creditworthy debt-free in the black solid dissolver liquid thinner

Antonyms

insolvent bankrupt in debt broke solute

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sol·vent

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One-word substitution

A person or company unable to pay debts is insolvent or bankrupt.

कर्ज़ न चुका पाने वाला व्यक्ति या कंपनी insolvent या bankrupt।

General knowledge

Science: in a solution, the solvent dissolves the solute (in salt water, water is the solvent and salt the solute); water is the universal solvent.

विज्ञान में solution में solvent (विलायक) solute (विलेय) को घोलता है (नमक के पानी में पानी solvent और नमक solute); पानी universal solvent है।

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.

GK: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 भारत का क़ानून है, जो दिवालिया कंपनियों और व्यक्तियों की समस्याओं को तय समय में सुलझाता है। 'Solvent' का मतलब है जिसके पास क़र्ज़ चुकाने लायक़ पैसा हो।