liquidate (**리**퀴데이트) — 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/
Korean meaning: 회사를 청산하다, 파산시키다
Korean pronunciation: **리**퀴데이트
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
A business owner liquidates his store to pay off debts
Liquidate and validate, here comes a candidate!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
라틴어 'liquidus(액체의)'에서 유래. 원래는 '명확하게 하다, 정산하다'라는 의미였는데, 마치 액체처럼 흘러 없어진다는 개념에서 '청산하다'라는 뜻이 생겨났습니다.
🎵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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