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liquidate
What does liquidate mean?
liquidate (verb): to convert (assets) into cash; to encash, to realize, to redeem.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use liquidate in a sentence?
- I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce liquidate?
/ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does liquidate come from?
Learned borrowing from Late Latin liquidātus (“liquid, clear”), perfect passive participle of liquidō (“to turn into a liquid, melt; to make clear”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “liquidate” mean?
to move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on
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to kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground
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to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
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to convert (assets) into cash; to encash, to realize, to redeem
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