Glossary / Solana Core
A one-time SOL deposit that makes a Solana account exempt from ongoing rent — required for every account holding tokens or state.
Solana charges rent for keeping account data on-chain. To avoid ongoing charges, accounts must hold enough SOL to be "rent-exempt" — a threshold based on account size. This deposit sits in the account and is returned when the account is closed.
When you create an SPL token mint, an ATA, or a Raydium pool, you pay a small rent-exempt deposit. Closing empty token accounts (via /tools/close-token-account) returns the SOL to your wallet.
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Recover rent from empty accounts →The fastest way to internalize a term is to see it live on a Solana token you know. Paste any mint below to run a public Launch Score.