liquidate — to close down a business and sell all its assets to pay debts
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to close down a business and sell all its assets to pay debts
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/
Example Sentences
- The startup had to liquidate when they ran out of venture capital and couldn't find new investors.
- My grandmother decided to liquidate her collection of 500 ceramic cats to fund her world cruise.
- The trader liquidated his cryptocurrency portfolio just before the market crashed.
liquidate
VERB[/ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/]
to close down a business and sell all its assets to pay debts
The bankrupt shop had to liquidate all its inventory in one final sale.
Liquidate and validate, here comes a candidate!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin liquidus, meaning 'liquid' or 'fluid.' The word evolved to mean 'to make clear or settle' (financial accounts), with the metaphorical sense of causing something to disappear or flow away like liquid, ultimately developing the sense of 'to wind up' or 'to eliminate.'
Breakdown
liquidus (liquid, fluid) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), where the Latin root liquidus derives from liquere (to be fluid).
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The startup had to liquidate when they ran out of venture capital and couldn't find new investors.”
“My grandmother decided to liquidate her collection of 500 ceramic cats to fund her world cruise.”
“The trader liquidated his cryptocurrency portfolio just before the market crashed.”
“After watching too many spy movies, Tim joked that he would 'liquidate' his annoying alarm clock.”
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