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liquidity

Pronunciation: /lɪˈkwɪdɪti/

Definition of liquidity

noun

[mass noun] Finance
  • the availability of liquid assets to a market or company: [as modifier]:the banks closed, causing serious liquidity problems for smaller companies
  • liquid assets; cash: a firm may be unable to pay unless it has spare liquidity
  • a high volume of activity in a market.

Origin:

early 17th century: from French liquidité or medieval Latin liquiditas, from Latin liquidus (see liquid)

liquidity in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of liquidity in the US English dictionary