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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But the funds can be illiquid and charge high fees, and defaults in the past year have highlighted the investments’ risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
However, Zuckerberg wasn’t a fan of the proposal, which he believed would create a relatively small and illiquid pool of nonvoting stock.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Allow illiquid founders to pledge shares with a loan from the government to pay tax,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
They are generally easier to sell than illiquid Level 3 assets, but converting them to cash can take time, especially during market stress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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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