1.
If someone or something is ~, they remain partly above the surface of water and do not sink.
They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker ~...
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2.
If a person, business, or country stays ~ or is kept ~, they have just enough money to pay their debts and continue operating. (BUSINESS)
They are borrowing just to stay ~, not for investment.
= solvent
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