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liquidate

Syllabification: (liq·ui·date)

Pronunciation: /ˈlikwəˌdāt/

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Definition of liquidate

verb

[with object]

1wind up the affairs of (a company or firm) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets.
[no object] (of a company) undergo liquidation.
convert (assets) into cash:a plan to liquidate $10,000,000 worth of property over seven years
pay off (a debt).

2eliminate, typically by violent means; kill.

Derivatives

liquidation

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). sense 1 was influenced by Italian liquidare and French liquider, sense 2 by Russian likvidirovatʹ

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