liquidate
verb (used with object)
to settle or pay (a debt).
liquidates
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present tense formof liquidate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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If Spirit liquidates, other airlines, including Frontier, JetBlue, and United, are expected to backfill its markets and acquire assets.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
If the loan-to-value ratio exceeds 80%, Ledn automatically liquidates the bitcoin to pay off the loans, giving any leftover proceeds back to the borrower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
If the company liquidates, all shareholders — including those who bought in at very high prices — would be paid about $10 a share.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2022
Rah8 liquidates to a winning endgame in which the outside passed a-pawn will spell Black’s doom.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
As for the rest of the money, it remains there for the accountant who liquidates our affairs.
From Havoc by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
