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1. (v.t.) liquidate
to settle or pay (a debt):
to liquidate a claim.
2. liquidate
to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages).
3. liquidate
to dissolve (a business or estate) by apportioning the assets to offset the liabilities.
4. liquidate
to convert (inventory, securities, or other assets) into cash.
5. liquidate
to get rid of, esp. by killing.
6. liquidate
to break up or do away with:
to liquidate a partnership.
7. (v.i.) liquidate
to liquidate debts or accounts.
Etymology: (1565–75; < LL liquidātus, ptp. of liquidāre to melt, make clear)
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| Definition of 'liquidate' |
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1. (verb) neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
"The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
2. (verb) liquidate, pay off
eliminate by paying off (debts)
3. (verb) liquidate
convert into cash
"I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"
4. (verb) liquidate
settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
"liquidate a company"
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| Definition of 'liquidate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) liquidate
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
2. (verb) liquidate
in an extended sense: To ascertain the amount, or the several amounts, of , and apply assets toward the discharge of (an indebtedness)
3. (verb) liquidate
to discharge; to pay off, as an indebtedness
4. (verb) liquidate
to make clear and intelligible
5. (verb) liquidate
to make liquid
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Sense: to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue).
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 Afrikaans: likwideer |
 Arabic: يُصَفّي حِسابا |
 Bulgarian: закривам |
 Brazilian: liquidar |
 Czech: (z)likvidovat |
 German: liquidieren |
 Danish: lukke; likvidere |
 Greek: διαλύω (π.χ. επιχείρηση) |
 Spanish: liquidar |
 Estonian: lõpetama |
 Farsi: منحل کردن |
 Finnish: purkaa yhtiö |
 French: liquider |
 Hebrew: לְפָרֵק חֶברָה |
 Hindi: परिसमाप्त करना |
 Croatian: likvidirati |
 Hungarian: felszámol |
 Indonesian: menutup |
 Icelandic: gera upp |
 Italian: liquidare |
 Japanese: 清算する |
 Korean: 청산(정리)하다 |
 Lithuanian: likviduoti |
 Latvian: likvidēt, izbeigt |
 Malay: membubarkan |
 Dutch: liquideren |
 Norwegian: avvikle, likvidere |
 Polish: zlikwidować |
 Persian: ،ملغا كردن منحل کردن |
 Pashto: منحل كول،له مينځه وړل،درو |
 Portuguese: liquidar |
 Romanian: a lichida |
 Russian: ликвидировать |
 Slovak: (z)likvidovať |
 Slovenian: likvidirati |
 Serbian: likvidirati |
 Swedish: likvidera, avveckla |
 Thai: ชำระหนี้ |
 Turkish: işi kapatmak, tasfiye etm |
 Taiwanese: 清算 |
 Ukrainian: ліквідувати; покінчити |
 Urdu: کاروبار کا ختم کیا جانا |
 Vietnamese: thanh lý |
 Chinese: 清理 |
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