liquidate
verb (used with object)
to settle or pay (a debt).
has liquidated
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present perfectof liquidate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Trump's lawyer Sheri Dillon has since said that he has liquidated all of his investments.
From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2017
Bloomberg is reporting that Lucidus Capital Partners has liquidated its positions, and returning funds to clients.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2015
“I am betting my life that I will have a baby” with this technology, says another, who has liquidated her family’s retirement plan in part to buy stock in the company.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 5, 2015
Beale said that he has liquidated his assets and his retirement fund to pay the government, and that he will be left with only his pension, which he estimated at $2,600 a month after deductions.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2014
You have heard how he has liquidated the annuity for which you was engaged.
From George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life by E. S. Roscoe
