Definitions for Liquidate
ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪtliq·ui·date

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do inverb

   get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

   "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"

2. liquidate, pay offverb

   eliminate by paying off (debts)

3. liquidateverb

   convert into cash

   "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"

4. liquidateverb

   settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off

   "liquidate a company"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liquidateverb

   To convert (assets) into cash.

2. Liquidateverb

   To kill; -- used mostly of governments or organizations killing their enemies; as, Stalin liquidated many of the Kulaks.

3. Liquidateverb

   To dissolve (an organization); to terminate (an activity).

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liquidateverb

   To settle a debt by paying the outstanding amount.

2. liquidateverb

   To settle the affairs of a company, by using its assets to pay its debts.

3. liquidateverb

   To convert assets into cash.

4. liquidateverb

   To do away with.

5. liquidateverb

   to kill someone (after Russian likviditet)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Liquidateverb

   To clear away; to lessen debts.

   Etymology: from liquid.

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1. liquidate

   Liquidate generally refers to the process of converting assets into cash or cash equivalents, often to pay off debts. It can also mean the act of dissolving a business or a business unit, selling off its assets, and settling its liabilities. Additionally, in a broader context, it could mean to put an end to or destroy something, such as eliminating a threat or adversary.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Liquidateverb

   to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness); or, where there is an indebtedness to more than one person, to determine the precise amount of (each indebtedness); to make the amount of (an indebtedness) clear and certain

2. Liquidateverb

   in an extended sense: To ascertain the amount, or the several amounts, of , and apply assets toward the discharge of (an indebtedness)

3. Liquidateverb

   to discharge; to pay off, as an indebtedness

4. Liquidateverb

   to make clear and intelligible

5. Liquidateverb

   to make liquid

6. Etymology: [LL. liquidatus, p. p. of liquidare to liquidate, fr. L. liquidus liquid, clear. See Liquid.]

Matched Categories

1. • Cash In
   • Settle

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Anagrams for Liquidate »

1. qualitied

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How to say Liquidate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Liquidate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Liquidate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Liquidate in a Sentence

1. Chief Financial Officer Karen Hoguet:

   We will need to liquidate this inventory in the fourth quarter so that we can maintain the flow of fresh new merchandise.

2. Ariel Sharon:

   In Lebanon there was an agreement not to liquidate Yasser Arafat. I'm sorry that we didn't liquidate him.

3. Stephen Briggs:

   I can't confirm it (Glencore selling metal stocks) ... but it is much easier to liquidate LME (refined) metals than concentrates.

4. Babatunde Fashola:

   What we expect to do is to liquidate verifiable and agreed debts that have accrued, approve a market tariff and hold the discos (distribution companies) to a more efficient and fair collection system based on the use of meters.

5. Bryan Springmeyer:

   (It) seems crazy to borrow that much to pay taxes, so I have to assume he’d need to liquidate a substantial amount of the shares purchased from the option exercise to pay taxes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Liquidate
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Liquidate
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Liquidate
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Liquidate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Liquidate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Liquidate