self-liquidating

[ self-lik-wi-dey-ting, self- ]

adjective

1. capable of being sold and converted into cash within a short period of time or before the date on which the supplier must be paid.
2. (of a property, loan, project, investment, etc.) used or operating in such a way as to repay the money needed to acquire it:

   He rented half of the house to someone else so that his home loan became self-liquidating.

self-liquidating

adjective

1. (of a loan, bill of exchange, etc) used to finance transactions whose proceeds are expected to accrue before the date of redemption or repayment
2. (of a business transaction, project, investment, etc) yielding proceeds sufficient to cover the initial outlay or to finance any recurrent outlays

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-liquidating¹

First recorded in 1915–20