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    liquidate
    /ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. wind up the affairs of (a business) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets: "if the company was liquidated, there would be enough funds released to honour the debts" Similar close downwind upput into liquidationdissolve
    • 2. kill (someone), typically by violent means: informal "rivals and critics were liquidated in bloody purges"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIQUIDATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LIQUIDATE definition: 1. to cause a business to close, so that its assets can be sold to pay its debts 2. to kill someone…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › liquidateLiquidate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of LIQUIDATE is to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts). How to use liquidate in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › liquidateLIQUIDATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Liquidate definition: to settle or pay (a debt). See examples of LIQUIDATE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLIQUIDATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    LIQUIDATE meaning: 1. to cause a business to close, so that its assets can be sold to pay its debts 2. to kill someone…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLIQUIDATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To liquidate a company is to close it down and sell all its assets, usually because it is in debt. A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company. American English : liquidate / ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt /

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › liquidateLiquidate - definition of liquidate by The Free Dictionary

    liquidate. ( ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt) vb. 1. (Banking & Finance) a. to settle or pay off (a debt, claim, etc) b. to determine by litigation or agreement the amount of (damages, indebtedness, etc) 2. (Commerce)

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishliquidate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of liquidate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › liquidateLiquidate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To liquidate is to convert stocks or goods into cash by selling them, to finish business neatly, and to clear debts. If you liquidate your old baseball card collection, you will have money to put in your college fund. Definitions of liquidate. verb. eliminate by paying off (debts) synonyms: pay off. see more. verb.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordLIQUIDATE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Definitions of 'liquidate'. 1. To liquidate a company is to close it down and sell all its assets, usually because it is in debt. [business] [...] 2. If a company liquidates its assets, its property such as buildings or machinery is sold in order to get money. [business] [...] 3.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › liquidateLiquidate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Verb. Filter. verb. liquidated, liquidates, liquidating. To settle by agreement or legal process the amount of (indebtedness, damages, etc.) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge. American Heritage.