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Pluralsolutions
Pluralsolutions
- 1An answer to a problem, or a way to fix it.
Like finding the one piece that makes a puzzle complete.
We finally found a solution to the tricky math problem.
The teacher showed us a simpler solution than the one in the book.
UsageSay a solution to a problem, and find a solution.
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- 2A product or service, often software, that a company sells to meet a customer's need.
Like a ready-made tool kit a company buys to finish a job.
Our company sells a cloud-based solution for tracking inventory.
They bought a simple solution to handle their customer emails.
UsageOften after another word: a software solution, a payment solution.
Similarproduct, package, platform, system
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- 3A liquid, gas, or solid made when one thing mixes fully and evenly into another.
Like sugar vanishing into a cup of tea until you can't see it.
Stir the salt until the solution looks completely clear.
The nurse rinsed the cut with a mild cleaning solution.
UsageOften a cleaning solution or a salt solution.
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Less common meanings
- 4The process of one substance dissolving in another, especially a solid in a liquid.
Like a sugar cube slowly vanishing into warm water.
Some rocks wear away by solution when rainwater slowly dissolves them.
Some salts take in heat during solution, so the water feels colder.
Similardissolution
Oppositeprecipitation
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- 5The turning point of an illness, when the sick person gets better or worse.
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- 6The act of fully clearing a debt or satisfying a claim.
he was not obliged to repeat what he had received, in solution of a just debt
1681, Scotland. Court of Session, The decisions of the Court of SessionHere, solution means full payment that clears a debt.It is said that there is no violation of the law of this State in the simple act of paying money in solution of a promise to do so
1879, “Conflict of Law — Promissory notes governed by law of place where made and payable”, in Albany Law JournalNote
- 7To treat or coat something with a liquid that has something dissolved in it.
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Origin
It came through Old French from Latin solūtiō, from the verb solvō, which is also the root of "solve."
Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 2 facts
- Solution came through Old French from Latin solūtiō, derived from the verb solvō. en.wiktionary.org
- Latin solvō is also the source of English solve. en.wiktionary.org