liquidate

ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt

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Definition of liquidate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

loan payoff

TECH.

settle a debt by paying the amount

TECH.

The company liquidated its debts last year.

clear

discharge

settle

investment sale

TECH.

convert assets into cash

TECH.

She liquidated her stocks to buy a house.

cash in

sell off

business

TECH.

close a company and sell its assets

TECH.

They decided to liquidate the failing business.

dissolve

wind up

elimination

Rare

eliminate or kill, often politically

Rare

The regime liquidated its opponents ruthlessly.

eliminate

eradicate

exterminate

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liquidate dividend

settle a dividend by paying it out

They will liquidate dividend to clear outstanding obligations.

Origin of liquidate

Latin, liquidare (to melt)

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going-out-of-business sale

business closure

sale to liquidate assets before closing a business

cash

liquidate

turn an asset or investment into spendable money

Examples of liquidate in a sentence

The estate was liquidated to cover the outstanding loans.
The company decided to liquidate its assets during the merger.
He had to liquidate his collection to pay off debts.
The company had to liquidate its assets to pay off debts.
After years of losses, they chose to liquidate the enterprise.
The dictator ordered to liquidate the dissidents.

They planned to liquidate the rival faction.

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French:liquider, vendre, ...
German:begleichen, liquidieren, ...
Italian:saldare un debito, liquidare, ...
Spanish:liquidar, vender, ...
Portuguese:liquidar, vender, ...
Chinese:清偿, 变卖, ...
Japanese:清算する, 現金化する, ...
Arabic:سَدَّدَ الدَّيْن, صَفَّى, ...
Hebrew:לְסַלֵּק חוֹב, לְמַמֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:ликвидировать, продавать, ...
Ukrainian:ліквідувати, закрити, ...
Hindi:ऋण चुकाना, नकद करना, ...
Bengali:পরিশোধ করা, নগদে রূপান্তর করা, ...
Catalan:saldar, vendre, ...
Czech:uhradit, zpeněžit, ...
Danish:indfri, realisere, ...
Dutch:liquideren, opheffen, ...
Greek:εξοφλώ, ρευστοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:törleszteni, likvidálni, ...
Khmer:ទូទាត់បំណុល, បម្លែងទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិទៅជាសាច់ប្រាក់, ...
Korean:청산하다, 현금화하다, ...
Persian:تسویه کردن, نقد کردن, ...
Polish:spłacać, likwidować, ...
Portuguese (BR):liquidar, vender, ...
Romanian:a lichida, a transforma în numerar, ...
Swedish:likvidera, sälja av, ...
Thai:ชำระหนี้, แปลงสินทรัพย์เป็นเงินสด, ...
Turkish:tasfiye etmek, paraya çevirmek, ...
Vietnamese:thanh toán, thanh lý, ...

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