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liquidate
[ lik-wi-deyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to settle or pay (a debt):
to liquidate a claim.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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
/ ˈɪɪˌɪ /
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
- ԴDz·u·岹iԲ adjective
- ·u·岹ٱ verb (used with object) preliquidated preliquidating
- ·u·岹ٱ verb reliquidated reliquidating
- ܲ·u·岹e adjective
- ܲ·u·岹iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of liquidate1
Example Sentences
Instead, retirees and those nearing retirement age should “stay the course, and liquidate little by little, and always maximize tax savings as you begin the retirement process,” Selita said.
The order handed down by a Tokyo district court will strip the church of its tax-exempt status and require it to liquidate its assets, but it will still be allowed to operate in Japan.
Indeed, Trump has both privately and publicly contemplated deploying special forces to liquidate cartel chiefs, seemingly lifting his foreign policy from the plot of the 1994 action flick “Clear and Present Danger.”
"We are spending a lot of time telling clients not to liquidate their portfolios and to treat this as a cyclical event."
If no qualified buyer is found, the company probably would liquidate its 350 locations.
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