Definition of Liquidate
Liquidate
liq·ui·date


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(verb)
To convert assets into cash or to settle debts by selling assets.

e.g. The company had to liquidate its assets to pay off its creditors.

(verb)
in informal usage, to eliminate someone or something, usually violently, for example by killing them;

e.g. They were sent to liquidate the villain before he could do anything else.



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  • out of business



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