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capital adequacy

capital adequacy noun: percentage ratio of a financial institution's primary capital to its assets, used as a measure of its financial strength and stability.

Noun

capital adequacy (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Percentage ratio of a financial institution's primary capital to its assets, used as a measure of its financial strength and stability.

Questions about capital adequacy

What does capital adequacy mean?
Capital adequacy means percentage ratio of a financial institution's primary capital to its assets, used as a measure of its financial strength and stability.
What part of speech is capital adequacy?
Capital adequacy is a noun.

Words near capital adequacy in the dictionary

  1. capitaine
  2. capitaines
  3. capital
  4. capital account
  5. capital accounts
  6. capital adequacy
  7. capital appreciation bond
  8. capital appreciation bonds
  9. capital asset
  10. capital assets
  11. capital budgeting

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