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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
- nonliquidating adjective
- preliquidate verb (used with object)
- reliquidate verb
- unliquidated adjective
- unliquidating adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of liquidate1
Example Sentences
The move comes after the company, also known as HBC, liquidated all its stores, citing a shifting retail landscape post-pandemic and US tariffs as insurmountable challenges.
In a post on social media on Wednesday, bosses at the Stoke-on-Trent firm, based in Burslem, said they have told insolvency business Moore Recovery to help with voluntarily liquidating the company.
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.
"We are spending a lot of time telling clients not to liquidate their portfolios and to treat this as a cyclical event."
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