liquidate (Meaning)

Wordnet

liquidate (v)

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

eliminate by paying off (debts)

convert into cash

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

Webster

liquidate (v. t.)

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.

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

To discharge; to pay off, as an indebtedness.

To make clear and intelligible.

To make liquid.

liquidate Sentence Examples

  1. The company's assets were liquidated to settle outstanding debts.
  2. The insurance policy did not liquidate, so the policyholder received no payout.
  3. The investment firm liquidated its holdings in anticipation of a market downturn.
  4. The bank liquidated the loan, forcing the borrower to sell their property.
  5. The estate executor liquidated the deceased's belongings to distribute funds to heirs.
  6. The store had a liquidation sale to clear out excess inventory.
  7. The liquidator was hired to oversee the sale of all company assets.
  8. The government liquidated seized assets to generate revenue.
  9. The stock market crash liquidated many investors' portfolios.
  10. The business decided to liquidate its operations due to financial difficulties.

FAQs About the word liquidate

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create, conserve, preserve,protect, make, save, create, build, save, protect

The company's assets were liquidated to settle outstanding debts.

The insurance policy did not liquidate, so the policyholder received no payout.

The investment firm liquidated its holdings in anticipation of a market downturn.

The bank liquidated the loan, forcing the borrower to sell their property.