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 [ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt]

vb

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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. (Business / Commerce)

a.  to terminate the operations of (a commercial firm, bankrupt estate, etc.) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlement

b.  (of a commercial firm, etc.) to terminate operations in this manner

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) to convert (assets) into cash

4. (tr) 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 A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company.

2. convert to cash, cash, realize, sell off, sell up The company closed down operations and began liquidating its assets.

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) They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals.

Translations

liquidate [ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] VT (all senses) → liquidar

liquidate [ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] vt [+ company] → mettre en liquidation

liquidate

vt

(Comm) → liquidieren; assets → liquidieren, flüssigmachen; company → auflösen, liquidieren; to liquidate a debt → eine Schuld tilgen

enemy etc → liquidieren

liquidate [ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] vt → liquidare

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liquidate [ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] vt → liquidare