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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.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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. 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 /

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIQUIDATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a situation in which an asset is sold in order to get cash: Analysts generally regard the liquidation of shares by corporate insiders as bad news. See also. compulsory liquidation. forced liquidation. involuntary liquidation. voluntary liquidation.

  8. 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.

  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. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishliquidation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃn/ [uncountable] (British English, Australian English, law) the process of closing a company, selling what it owns and paying its debts. The company has gone into liquidation. The firm may be forced into liquidation. a company in liquidation. Collocations Business. compare Chapter 11. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishliquidate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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