liquidate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to settle or pay (a debt).
to liquidate a claim.
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to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages).
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to convert (inventory, securities, or other assets) into cash.
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to get rid of, especially by killing.
to liquidate the enemies of the regime.
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to break up or do away with.
to liquidate a partnership.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to settle or pay off (a debt, claim, etc)
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to determine by litigation or agreement the amount of (damages, indebtedness, etc)
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to terminate the operations of (a commercial firm, bankrupt estate, etc) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlement
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(of a commercial firm, etc) to terminate operations in this manner
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(tr) to convert (assets) into cash
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(tr) to eliminate or kill
Other Word Forms
- nonliquidating adjective
- preliquidate verb (used with object)
- reliquidate verb
- unliquidated adjective
- unliquidating adjective
Etymology
Origin of liquidate
1565–75; 1920–25 liquidate for def. 4; < Late Latin liquidātus, past participle of liquidāre to melt, make clear. See liquid, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Investors who requested redemptions in late 2024 received about two-thirds of their money in the form of shares in a liquidating investment vehicle known as a side pocket.
She said she had experienced financial difficulties that led to her liquidating her company in late 2022 - before opening a new one in a new name.
From BBC
He has been liquidating fund assets and recently listed just four holdings that remain to be sold.
Urban Edge spent about two years replacing a Bed Bath & Beyond and Buy Buy Baby store after the chain was liquidated.
About 24 hours after the email went out, Sonder said it planned to liquidate the company after more than a decade in business.
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