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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
- 2. kill (someone), typically by violent means: informal "rivals and critics were liquidated in bloody purges"
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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.
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.
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
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.
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 /
uk / ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt / us. Add to word list. [ I or T ] LAW, FINANCE. if a business liquidates or is liquidated, it is closed so that its assets can be sold to pay its debts: The only way for management to return value to shareholders in the short term is to liquidate the company and return the cash.
Definition of liquidate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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)
Definitions of 'liquidate'. 1. To liquidate a company is to close it down and sell all its assets, usually because it is in debt. [business] [...] 2. If a company liquidates its assets, its property such as buildings or machinery is sold in order to get money. [business] [...] 3.
LIQUIDATE meaning: to close a business because it has no money left. Learn more.
