Definition of illiquid in English:
illiquid
adjective ɪˈlɪkwɪdˌɪ(l)ˈlɪkwəd
1(of assets) not easily converted into cash.
Example sentencesExamples
- Property is an extremely illiquid asset due to the long time and costs involved in selling a property.
- That's a ridiculous range for a relatively illiquid asset like housing.
- Residential real estate can be a very illiquid asset whose value is tied to the economic cycle.
- Historically, property has had a low weighting because it is an illiquid asset.
- With illiquid assets, exit can destroy the bulk of the firm's invested capital.
- 1.1 (of a market) with few participants and a low volume of activity.
Example sentencesExamples
- This market is particularly illiquid so when the bank spotted the losses and decided to close it out, they had to cover the spread and that increased the losses.
- Both government and businesses seek to privatize former government-owned enterprises, which is made difficult by fragmented and illiquid markets for public stock ownership.
- Just under 5% of its equity is listed in Moscow, although the market is illiquid and few shares change hands.
- Industry sources claimed the problem lay in too few gas shippers, which had resulted in an illiquid market.
- Hence the extreme volatility in illiquid markets like Asia.
Definition of illiquid in US English:
illiquid
adjectiveˌɪ(l)ˈlɪkwədˌi(l)ˈlikwəd
1(of assets) not easily converted into cash.
Example sentencesExamples
- Historically, property has had a low weighting because it is an illiquid asset.
- With illiquid assets, exit can destroy the bulk of the firm's invested capital.
- Residential real estate can be a very illiquid asset whose value is tied to the economic cycle.
- That's a ridiculous range for a relatively illiquid asset like housing.
- Property is an extremely illiquid asset due to the long time and costs involved in selling a property.
- 1.1 (of a market) with few participants and a low volume of activity.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hence the extreme volatility in illiquid markets like Asia.
- Just under 5% of its equity is listed in Moscow, although the market is illiquid and few shares change hands.
- Industry sources claimed the problem lay in too few gas shippers, which had resulted in an illiquid market.
- This market is particularly illiquid so when the bank spotted the losses and decided to close it out, they had to cover the spread and that increased the losses.
- Both government and businesses seek to privatize former government-owned enterprises, which is made difficult by fragmented and illiquid markets for public stock ownership.