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View usage for: (lɪkwɪdeɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense liquidates, present participle liquidating, past tense, past participle liquidated1. verbTo liquidate a company is to close it down and sell all its assets, usually because it is in debt. [business] A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company. [VERB noun] Synonyms: dissolve, cancel, abolish, terminate More Synonyms of liquidate liquidation (lɪkwɪdeɪʃən)Word forms: plural liquidations variable noun The company went into liquidation. The number of company liquidations rose 11 per cent. 2. verbIf a company liquidates its assets, its property such as buildings or machinery is sold in order to get money. [business] The company closed down operations and began liquidating its assets in January. [VERB noun] Synonyms: convert to cash, cash, realize, sell off More Synonyms of liquidate 3. verbIf someone in a position of power liquidates people who are causing problems, they get rid of them, usually by killing them. They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals. [VERB noun] Synonyms: kill, murder, remove, destroy More Synonyms of liquidate More Synonyms of liquidate liquidate in British English (ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt) verb1. a. to settle or pay off (a debt, claim, etc) b. to determine by litigation or agreement the amount of (damages, indebtedness, etc) 2. a. to terminate the operations of (a commercial firm, bankrupt estate, etc) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlement b. (of a commercial firm, etc) to terminate operations in this manner 3. (transitive) to convert (assets) into cash 4. (transitive) to eliminate or kill liquidate in American English (ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈliquiˌdated or ˈliquiˌdating1. to settle by agreement or legal process the amount of (indebtedness, damages, etc.) 2. to settle the accounts of (a bankrupt business firm that is closing, etc.) by apportioning assets and debts 3. to pay or settle (a debt) 4. to convert (holdings or assets) into cash 5. to dispose of or get rid of, as by killing verb intransitive6. to liquidate debts, accounts, etc. Word origin < ML liquidatus, pp. of liquidare, to make liquid or clear < L liquidus, liquid Examples of 'liquidate' in a sentenceliquidate In other languagesliquidate British English: liquidate VERB To liquidate a company is to close it down and sell all its assets, usually because it is in debt. A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company. - American English: liquidate
- Brazilian Portuguese: liquidar
- Chinese: 清算
- European Spanish: liquidar
- French: liquider
- German: liquidieren
- Italian: liquidare
- Japanese: 清算する
- Korean: > 청산하다회사를
- European Portuguese: liquidar
- Latin American Spanish: liquidar
Definition to dissolve a company and divide its assets among creditors A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company. Definition to convert (assets) into cash The company closed down operations and began liquidating its assets. Synonyms convert to cash cash realize sell off sell up Definition to eliminate or kill They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals. Synonyms do in (slang) take out (slang) get rid of wipe out (informal) finish off do away with blow away (slang, mainly US) bump off (slang) rub out (US, slang) Definition to settle or pay off (a debt or claim) Additional synonymsDefinition to do away with (laws, regulations, or customs) They voted to abolish the death penalty. Synonyms do away with, end, destroy, eliminate, shed, cancel, axe (informal), get rid of, ditch (slang), dissolve, junk (informal), suppress, overturn, throw out, discard, wipe out, overthrow, void, terminate, drop, trash (slang), repeal, eradicate, put an end to, quash, extinguish, dispense with, revoke, stamp out, obliterate, subvert, jettison, repudiate, annihilate, rescind, exterminate, invalidate, bring to an end, annul, nullify, blot out, expunge (formal), abrogate (archaic), vitiate (archaic), extirpate (archaic), kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) Definition to destroy (a place or a group of people) completely The army was annihilated. Synonyms destroy, abolish, wipe out, erase, eradicate, extinguish, obliterate, liquidate, root out, exterminate, nullify, extirpate (archaic), wipe from the face of the earth, kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) Definition to declare (a contract or marriage) invalid The marriage was annulled last month. Synonyms invalidate, reverse, cancel, abolish, void, repeal, recall, revoke, retract, negate, rescind, nullify, obviate, abrogate, countermand, declare or render null and void Additional synonymsHer insurance had been cancelled by the company. Synonyms annul, abolish, repeal, abort, quash, do away with, revoke, repudiate, rescind, obviate, abrogate, countermand, eliminateDefinition to put an end to They could destroy the enemy in days rather than weeks. Synonyms annihilate, wipe out, obliterate, erase, eradicate, extinguish, liquidate, root out, exterminate, nullify, extirpate (archaic), wipe from the face of the earth Definition to relieve oneself of (a debt) The goods will be sold in order to discharge the debt. Synonyms pay, meet, clear, settle, square (up), honour, satisfy, relieve, liquidateDefinition to murder They may catch him and dispatch him immediately. Synonyms kill, murder, destroy, do in (slang), eliminate (slang), take out (slang), execute, butcher, slaughter, assassinate, slay (archaic, literary), finish off, put an end to, do away with, blow away (slang, US), liquidate, annihilate, exterminate, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang) Definition to murder in cold blood The colonel announced that the opposition had been eliminated. Synonyms murder, kill, do in (slang), take out (slang), terminate, slay, blow away (slang, US), liquidate, annihilate, exterminate, bump off (slang), rub out (US, slang), waste (informal) Definition to destroy a group or type of people, animals, or plants completely A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats. Synonyms destroy, kill, eliminate, abolish, eradicate, annihilate, extirpate (archaic) Definition to accept and then pay (a cheque or bill) The bank refused to honour his cheque. Synonyms pay, take, accept, clear, pass, cash, credit, acknowledgeDefinition to kill someone intentionally and unlawfully a thriller about two men who murder a third Synonyms kill, massacre, slaughter, assassinate, hit (slang), destroy, waste (informal), do in (informal), eliminate (slang), take out (slang), terminate (slang), butcher, dispatch, slay, blow away (slang, US), bump off (slang), rub out (US, slang), take the life of, do to death, murk (slang) It's quite tricky to remove ants from your home – but not impossible. Synonyms kill, murder, do in (slang), eliminate, take out (slang), get rid of, execute, wipe out, dispose of, assassinate, do away with, liquidate, bump off (slang), wipe from the face of the earth Definition to pay off (a bill or debt) I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine. Synonyms pay, clear, square (up), discharge, defrayAdditional synonymsA hit man had been sent to silence her. Synonyms kill, do in (informal), eliminate (slang), take out (slang), dispatch, bump off (slang), rub out (US, slang) |