semiliquid

American  

[sem-ee-lik-wid, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈlɪk wɪd, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

1. semifluid.

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Other Word Forms

• semiliquidity noun

Etymology

Origin of semiliquid

First recorded in 1675–85; semi- + liquid

Example Sentences

Blue Owl’s troubles intensified last autumn with a plan to merge one of its oldest private, or “semiliquid,” funds for individual investors with a publicly traded one.

From The Wall Street Journal

One factor driving the creation of private-credit benchmarks is the push by asset managers to expand their offerings to individual investors, particularly through so-called evergreen, or semiliquid, funds, according to market services providers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inflows to “semiliquid” business development companies, or BDCs, that Blue Owl and others have sold aggressively to wealthy individuals dropped an average 15% over the last three months, according to research by Fitch Ratings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alternative investment managers that plowed into private credit are getting hit as investors worry about more redemptions from semiliquid private funds and slowing asset growth in the formerly hot sector.

From Barron's

Other “semiliquid” funds sell private shares to wealthy individuals, which BDC managers redeem in limited amounts every quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

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