liquidate

verb

liq·ui·date ˈli-kwə-ˌdāt

liquidated; liquidating

Synonyms of liquidate next

transitive verb

a(1)

: to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)

(2)

: to determine the liabilities (see liability sense 2) and apportion assets toward discharging the indebtedness of

: to settle (a debt) by payment or other settlement

liquidate a loan

archaic : to make clear

: to do away with especially by killing

was hired to liquidate a certain businessman

: to convert (assets) into cash

liquidated his securities

intransitive verb

: to liquidate debts, damages, or accounts

: to determine liabilities (see liability sense 2) and apportion assets toward discharging indebtedness

liquidation

ˌli-kwə-ˈdā-shən

noun

Examples of liquidate in a Sentence

The owners were ordered to liquidate the company and pay their creditors. The company is liquidating its assets. The owners were ordered to liquidate. The film is about a professional killer who's hired to liquidate a powerful businessman.

Recent Examples on the Web Peter was incensed and sent Menshikov to liquidate everyone in Mazeppa’s capital. —

Time, 24 Aug. 2023 The danger comes if Binance’s revenues drop so low that it’s forced to start liquidating its BNB stash to pay operating expenses. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023 Bed Bath and Beyond and Tuesday Morning are also liquidating. —

Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 July 2023 The girl has only adapted to conditions that have liquidated less cunning subjects. —

Alex Quicho, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023 Goldschmidt suggested most owners with a portfolio sell off apartments one by one, but that this owner might have needed to liquidate assets or just wanted out of this particular investment. —

Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2023 Judging by previous regulatory filings, Musk hadn’t dumped enough Tesla stock to afford the acquisition and would have to liquidate more to close the gap. —

Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023 If the vote fails, Digital World will be required by law to liquidate and return $300 million to its shareholders, leaving Trump’s company with nothing from the transaction. —

Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023 Now the family appears to be liquidating some assets. —

Rachel Corbett, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023 See More

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