solvency marginnoun [ C ]
ukusACCOUNTING the amount of money or assets that a company has after debts are taken away:
The bank yesterday confirmed its solvency margin was still positive.
INSURANCE the amount of capital that an insurance company has in relation to probable claims (= money paid to those who have bought insurance):
The insurer came close to breaching its technical solvency margin.
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