liquidate

Meanings

• Verb

  To convert (an asset or business) into money by selling it or by forcing it into bankruptcy.

  - "The company had to liquidate its assets to pay off its debts."
  - "The stock market crash forced many investors to liquidate their holdings."

• Verb

  To terminate or end, especially formally.

  - "After years of service, the employee was liquidated from the company."
  - "The project was liquidated due to lack of funding."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈlɪkwədeɪt/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

conclude

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with liquidate
quench , harness , bench , wrench

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Homophones

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1. Liquidate (English) : To convert into liquid form
   

2. Liquidate (English) : A person who sells securities for a living
   

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Variants

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liquidate , liquidated , liquidates , liquidating , liquidation , liquidations

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Forms

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Liquidated: The past tense and past participle of 'liquidate'., Liquidation: The act or process of liquidating.

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'liquidare', meaning 'to make liquid' or 'to cleanse'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest liquidation in history was the liquidation of the Soviet Union's economy after its collapse in 1991.

2. The term 'liquidate' was first used in English in the 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bankruptcy: A legal proceeding involving a person or business that is unable to pay its debts.

2. Asset: A resource or item owned by a person or company that has value and can be bought or sold.

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Culture

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In literature, 'liquidate' has been used to describe the forced sale of assets or businesses due to financial difficulties. In music, there is a song by the band Nine Inch Nails called 'The Day the World Went Away' which contains the lyric 'I've come to liquidate'.

How to Memorize "liquidate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the process of converting an asset into cash.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of converting something into a liquid form or selling an asset.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Liquid Assets Turned Into Cash Easy' to remember the meaning of 'liquidate'.

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