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Definition of liquidating - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
financeTECH. converting assets into cashTECH.
- They are liquidating their investments to pay off debts.
2.
businessTECH. related to the process of closing a businessTECH.
- The liquidating company sold all its assets.
Expressions with liquidating
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able to pay for itself over time
The investment is self-liquidating and covers its own costs.
Origin of liquidating
Latin, liquidare (to melt, make liquid)
Examples of liquidating in a sentence
They are liquidating properties to raise funds. The liquidating firm auctioned off its remaining inventory. During the liquidating process, many employees were laid off.
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- French:liquidant, en liquidation, ...
- German:liquidierend, ...
- Italian:convertendo in contanti, in liquidazione, ...
- Spanish:liquidando, en liquidación, ...
- Portuguese:convertendo em dinheiro, liquidante, ...
- Chinese:正在清算的, 清算中的, ...
- Japanese:現金化する, 清算中, ...
- Arabic:تصفَوِي, تَصفِيَة, ...
- Hebrew:בְּמִמּוּשׁ, בְּפִירוּק, ...
- Russian:обналичивать, ликвидационный, ...
- Ukrainian:ліквідуючий, ліквідаційний, ...
- Hindi:नकदी में बदलना, समापन प्रक्रिया, ...
Definition of liquidate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
loan payoffTECH. settle a debt by paying the amountTECH.
- The company liquidated its debts last year.
2.
investment saleTECH. convert assets into cashTECH.
- She liquidated her stocks to buy a house.
3.
businessTECH. close a company and sell its assetsTECH.
- They decided to liquidate the failing business.
4.
eliminationRare eliminate or kill, often politicallyRare
- The regime liquidated its opponents ruthlessly.
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settle a dividend by paying it out
They will liquidate dividend to clear outstanding obligations.
Origin of liquidate
Latin, liquidare (to melt)
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, ...
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