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    liquidate
    /ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. wind up the affairs of (a business) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets: "if the company was liquidated, there would be enough funds released to honour the debts" Similar close downwind upput into liquidationdissolve
    • 2. kill (someone), typically by violent means: informal "rivals and critics were liquidated in bloody purges"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIQUIDATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LIQUIDATE definition: 1. to cause a business to close, so that its assets can be sold to pay its debts 2. to kill someone…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › liquidateLiquidate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    How to use liquidate in a sentence. to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)… See the full definition

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › liquidateLIQUIDATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb. to settle or pay off (a debt, claim, etc) to determine by litigation or agreement the amount of (damages, indebtedness, etc) to terminate the operations of (a commercial firm, bankrupt estate, etc) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlement.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › liquidateLiquidate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To liquidate is to convert stocks or goods into cash by selling them, to finish business neatly, and to clear debts. If you liquidate your old baseball card collection, you will have money to put in your college fund. Definitions of liquidate. verb. eliminate by paying off (debts) synonyms: pay off. see more. verb.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishliquidate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of liquidate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLIQUIDATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    verb. us / ˈlɪk.wə.deɪt / uk / ˈlɪk.wə.deɪt / liquidate verb (CLOSE) Add to word list. [ I or T ] to cause a business to close, so that its assets can be sold to pay its debts. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to stop operating permanently.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLIQUIDATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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 / ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt /

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › liquidateLiquidate - definition of liquidate by The Free Dictionary

    liquidate. ( ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt) vb. 1. (Banking & Finance) a. to settle or pay off (a debt, claim, etc) b. to determine by litigation or agreement the amount of (damages, indebtedness, etc) 2. (Commerce)

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLIQUIDATE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    LIQUIDATE meaning: to close a business because it has no money left. Learn more.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › ReliquidatedLIQUIDATE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim. to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages). to convert (inventory, securities, or other assets) into cash.