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   liquidate

   /ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. wind up the affairs of (a business) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets: "if the company was liquidated, there would be enough funds released to honour the debts" Similar close downwind upput into liquidationdissolvebreak updisbandterminate
   • ▪ (of a business) go into liquidation: "the company would have the strength to reorganize and not be forced to liquidate"
   • ▪ convert (assets) into cash: "a plan to liquidate £1 billion worth of property over seven years" Similar convert to cashconvertcashcash insell offsell uprealize
   • ▪ pay off (a debt): "the fund was raided for purposes other than liquidating the public debt" Similar pay offpaypay in fullsettlecleardischargesquaremake goodhonourdefraysatisfyaccount forremit
   • 2. kill (someone), typically by violent means: informal "rivals and critics were liquidated in bloody purges"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘set out (accounts) clearly’): from medieval Latin liquidat- ‘made clear’, from the verb liquidare, from Latin liquidus (see liquid). liquidate (sense 1) was influenced by Italian liquidare and French liquider, liquidate (sense 2) by Russian likvidirovatʹ.

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   What does liquidate mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of LIQUIDATE is to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts). How to use liquidate in a sentence.

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   What is the meaning of liquidation?

   • 1. to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim. 2. to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages). 3. to dissolve (a business or estate) by apportioning the assets to offset the liabilities. 4. to convert (inventory, securities, or other assets) into cash. 5. to get rid of, esp. by killing.

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   What does liquidar mean?

   • liquidar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! LIQUIDATE definition: 1. to cause a business to close, so that its assets can be sold to pay its debts 2. to kill someone…. Learn more.

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   What happens if you liquidate something?

   • If you liquidate something, you get rid of it. When a huge retailer has to close all of its stores, it liquidates everything, meaning the inventory and even the shelves and display cases are sold to bargain-hunters, to raise money for the company to pay its debts. Liquidate comes from the Latin liquidare, meaning “to melt,” or “to clarify.”

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   What happens if a company liquidates its assets?

   • If a company liquidates its assets, its property such as buildings or machinery is sold in order to get money. [business] [...] 3. If someone in a position of power liquidates people who are causing problems, they get rid of them, usually by killing them.

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   How do you liquidate a company?

   • 1. dissolve, cancel, abolish, terminate, annul A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company. 2. convert to cash, cash, realize, sell off, sell up The company closed down operations and began liquidating its assets.

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   to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim. Synonyms: cancel, erase, clear, discharge. 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.

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   To liquidate is to convert stocks or goods into cash by selling them, to finish business neatly, and to clear debts. If you liquidate your old baseball card collection, you will have money to put in your college fund.

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    Liquidate means to close a business because it has no money left. It is also a noun for the process of doing this. See translations, pronunciation and usage examples of liquidate in different languages.