liquidate
🇺🇸 /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt/
📖 Definitions
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verb
To convert assets into cash, especially by selling them, typically in the process of winding up a business or settling debts.; To wind up the affairs of a business or organization by settling accounts, disposing of assets, and distributing any remaining funds.; To pay off or settle a debt or obligation completely.; To eliminate or destroy completely, especially to kill a person, often used in the context of political purges or organized crime.; To make clear or transparent; to clarify (archaic usage).; To sell off goods at reduced prices, typically to dispose of stock quickly.
🔗 Details
Word forms
3rd sing.: liquidates
Past: liquidated
Past part.: liquidated
Pres part.: liquidating
Collocations
liquidate a companyliquidate assetsliquidate a positionliquidate a businessliquidate holdingsliquidate inventory
Derivatives
liquidationliquidatorliquidatedliquidating
Synonyms
dissolvewind upsettleeliminateconvertdispose of
Antonyms
establishincorporateacquire
Commonly confused
liquidity
EN: 'Liquidity' is a noun referring to the ease of converting assets to cash; 'liquidate' is the verb meaning to actually convert or wind up.
liquid
EN: 'Liquid' is a noun/adjective referring to a fluid substance; 'liquidate' is a verb meaning to convert assets to cash or dissolve a business.
Spelling tips
EN: Remember that 'liquidate' has only one 'i' after the 'l' (not 'liquiidate'), and the noun form is 'liquidation' (not 'liquidation' with a double 'i').
💬 Examples
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The company was forced to liquidate its remaining inventory to pay off creditors.
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The board voted to liquidate the corporation after years of declining profits.
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He worked extra hours to liquidate his mortgage ahead of schedule.
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The regime was accused of liquidating political dissidents who opposed its rule.
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The scholar sought to liquidate the ambiguities in the ancient text.
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The store is liquidating all its winter coats at half price before spring arrives.