liquidate

liq·ui·date  (lkw-dt)

v. liq·ui·dat·ed, liq·ui·dat·ing, liq·ui·dates

v.tr.

1.

a. To pay off (a debt, a claim, or an obligation); settle.

b. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.

2. To convert (assets) into cash.

3. To put an end to; abolish.

4. To put to death; kill.

v.intr.

1. To settle a debt, a claim, or an obligation.

2. To settle the affairs of a business or an estate by disposing of its assets and liabilities. See Synonyms at eliminate.

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[Late Latin liquidre, liquidt-, to melt, from Latin liquidus, liquid; see liquid.]

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liqui·dation n.

liqui·dator n.

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liquidate

Verb

[-dating, -dated]

1. to settle or pay off (a debt or claim)

2. to dissolve a company and divide its assets among creditors

3. to convert (assets) into cash

4. to eliminate or kill

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	liquidate - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" do in, knock off, neutralise, neutralize, waste kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	2.	liquidate - eliminate by paying off (debts) pay off ante up, pay up, pay - cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" lift - pay off (a mortgage) amortise, amortize - liquidate gradually
	3.	liquidate - convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband" cash, cash in - exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail"
	4.	liquidate - settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company" settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement

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liquidate

verb 1. dissolve, cancel, abolish, terminate, annul

verb 2. convert to cash, cash, realize, sell off, sell up

verb 3. kill, murder, remove, destroy, do in (slang) silence, eliminate, take out (slang) get rid of, wipe out (informal) dispatch, finish off, do away with, blow away (slang), chiefly U.S. annihilate, exterminate, bump off (slang) rub out U.S. (slang)

Translations

liquidate [ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] vt → liquidar

liquidate [ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] vt → liquider

liquidate [ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] liquid vt → liquidieren

liquidate [ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] vt → liquidare