Zahlungsfähigkeit
German
Etymology
Zahlung (“payment”) + -s- (“genitival interfix”) + fähig (“able”) + -keit (“-ity”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡saːlʊŋsˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]
- Hyphenation: Zah‧lungs‧fä‧hig‧keit
Noun
Zahlungsfähigkeit f (genitive Zahlungsfähigkeit, plural Zahlungsfähigkeiten)
- (finance, business) solvency, ability to pay (the state of having enough assets and cash flow to meet financial obligations)
- Die Sicherung der Zahlungsfähigkeit hat im Finanzmanagement oberste Priorität.
- Securing solvency is the top priority in financial management.
Declension
Declension of Zahlungsfähigkeit [feminine]
Synonyms
- Liquidität (liquidity; often used as a synonym in a broader sense)
- Solvenz (formal/legal term)
- Bonität (creditworthiness; closely related but focuses on the credit risk)
Antonyms
- Zahlungsunfähigkeit (insolvency)
- Illiquidität (lack of liquidity)
Coordinate terms
- Liquiditätsgrad (liquidity ratios; measures of solvency)
- Cashflow (the source of continuous solvency)
- Kreditwürdigkeit (the assessment of future solvency)
- Liquiditätssteuerung (the active management to maintain this state)
Related terms
- zahlungsfähig (solvent)
- Zahlungskraft (purchasing power)