illiquid
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of an asset) not easily convertible into cash
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(of an enterprise, organization, etc) deficient in liquid assets
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Amount of the most illiquid credit assets held by U.S. life insurers, 20% of their 2025 fixed-income portfolio.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Because private shares are highly illiquid, these investments are bound by lockup agreements, meaning that investors are prohibited from redeeming or withdrawing their capital for a certain period.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
“You may feel constrained because you don’t want to sell stock or have illiquid assets. If the trust holds cash, you can swap those assets to solve your problem.”
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
After joining, Narvekar sold off illiquid investments at discounts, a drag on the endowment’s returns for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
By design they were arcane, opaque, illiquid, and thus conveniently difficult for anyone but Morgan Stanley to price.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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