solution

noun

• 1a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation:there are no easy solutions to financial and marital problems
• the correct answer to a puzzle:the solution to this month’s crossword
• (solutions) products or services designed to meet a particular need:we are an Internet marketing firm specializing in e-commerce solutions

• 2a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent).
• the process or state of being dissolved in a solvent.

• 3 archaic the action of separating or breaking down; dissolution:the solution of British supremacy in South Africa