LIQUIDATE Definition & Meaning

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liquidate

[ lik-wi-deyt ]

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verb (used with object)

liquidated, liquidating.

to settle or pay (a debt):
to liquidate a claim.
Synonyms: , , ,
to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages).
to convert (inventory, securities, or other assets) into cash.
to get rid of, especially by killing:
to liquidate the enemies of the regime.
to break up or do away with:
to liquidate a partnership.

verb (used without object)

liquidated, liquidating.

to liquidate debts or accounts; go into liquidation.

liquidate

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verb

1. to settle or pay off (a debt, claim, etc)
2. to determine by litigation or agreement the amount of (damages, indebtedness, etc)
1. to terminate the operations of (a commercial firm, bankrupt estate, etc) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlement
2. (of a commercial firm, etc) to terminate operations in this manner
tr to convert (assets) into cash
tr to eliminate or kill

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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��·��u��·�岹�ٱ� verb (used with object) preliquidated preliquidating
��·��u��·�岹�ٱ� verb reliquidated reliquidating
�ܲ�·��u��·�岹��e�� adjective
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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of liquidate¹

1565–75; 1920–25 liquidate fordef 4; < Late Latin ��ܾ��ٳܲ�, past participle of ��ܾ�� to melt, make clear. See liquid, -ate ¹

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The order handed down by a Tokyo district court will strip the church of its tax-exempt status and require it to liquidate its assets, but it will still be allowed to operate in Japan.

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Indeed, Trump has both privately and publicly contemplated deploying special forces to liquidate cartel chiefs, seemingly lifting his foreign policy from the plot of the 1994 action flick “Clear and Present Danger.”

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If no qualified buyer is found, the company probably would liquidate its 350 locations.

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The average price of a dozen Grade A eggs reached a new record high last month as farmers have been forced to liquidate their flocks.

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