liquidate
verb (used with object)
to settle or pay (a debt).
has been liquidating
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present perfect progressiveof liquidate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He has been liquidating fund assets and recently listed just four holdings that remain to be sold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
After stepping down as Amazon's CEO, Bezos has been liquidating his shares in the e-commerce behemoth to fund his space venture Blue Origin.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2023
Over the past few years the church trust has been liquidating assets - including dozens of rural properties - and resettling former community members.
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
That Wenner has been liquidating his empire — Rolling Stone was put up for sale as “Sticky Fingers” went to press — only makes the story more urgent.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2017
Ling has been liquidating other LTV holdings in order to meet his interest charges and bank loans.
From Time Magazine Archive
