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liquidate
[lik-wi-deyt]
verb (used with object)
to settle or pay (a debt).
to liquidate a claim.
to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages).
to convert (inventory, securities, or other assets) into cash.
to get rid of, especially by killing.
to liquidate the enemies of the regime.
to break up or do away with.
to liquidate a partnership.
verb (used without object)
to liquidate debts or accounts; go into liquidation.
liquidate
/ ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt /
verb
to settle or pay off (a debt, claim, etc)
to determine by litigation or agreement the amount of (damages, indebtedness, etc)
to terminate the operations of (a commercial firm, bankrupt estate, etc) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlement
(of a commercial firm, etc) to terminate operations in this manner
(tr) to convert (assets) into cash
(tr) to eliminate or kill
Other Word Forms
- nonliquidating adjective
- preliquidate verb (used with object)
- reliquidate verb
- unliquidated adjective
- unliquidating adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of liquidate1
Example Sentences
You will also have to liquidate at least a portion of your retirement savings to make a down payment on a property or buy something outright.
Instead, he liquidated retirement funds and plowed ahead on his own nickel with the hope of getting reimbursed later.
Her father ran a haulage business in Strasbourg, France for many years but the company was liquidated in 2020 and had more assets than liabilities at the time.
But in mid-2019 he liquidated his assets and fled the country.
Over five harrowing days last September, they kept her under 24/7 surveillance on Skype, terrified her with threats, and coerced her into liquidating her savings and transferring the money.
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