liquidate
11liquidate — UK [ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] / US [ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt] verb Word forms liquidate : present tense I/you/we/they liquidate he/she/it liquidates present participle liquidating past tense liquidated past participle liquidated 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] business to… …
12liquidate — liq•ui•date [[t]ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪt[/t]] v. dat•ed, dat•ing 1) bus to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim[/ex] 2) bus to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages) 3) bus to dissolve (a business or estate) by… …
13liquidate — / lɪkwɪdeɪt/ verb ♦ to liquidate a company to close a company and sell its assets ♦ to liquidate a debt to pay a debt in full ♦ to liquidate stock to sell stock to raise cash …
14Liquidate — 1. To convert assets into cash or equivalents by selling them on the open market. 2. When an entity chooses or is forced by a legal judgment or contract to turn assets into a liquid form (cash). 1. An individual may choose to liquidate his or her …
15liquidate — [c]/ˈlɪkwədeɪt / (say likwuhdayt) verb (liquidated, liquidating) –verb (t) 1. to settle or pay (a debt, etc.): to liquidate a claim. 2. to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages). 3. to convert into cash. 4.… …
16liquidate — tv. to kill someone. (Underworld.) □ The boss wants me to liquidate Mr. Bruno. □ They used a machine gun to liquidate a few troublesome characters …
17liquidate — verb ( dated; dating) Etymology: Late Latin liquidatus, past participle of liquidare to melt, from Latin liquidus Date: circa 1575 transitive verb 1. a. (1) to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages,… …
18liquidate — verb Liquidate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑inventory …
19liquidate — liq|ui|date [ˈlıkwıdeıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of liquidare to melt , from Latin liquidus; LIQUID2] 1.) [I and T] to close a business or company and sell the things that belong to it, in order to pay its… …
20liquidate — liq|ui|date [ lıkwı,deıt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to close a business and sell everything it owns, usually in order to pay money that is owed a ) intransitive or transitive BUSINESS to pay money that you owe: liquidate a loan 2. )… …
