liquidate

liq·ui·date

 (lĭk′wĭ-dāt′)

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

v.tr.

1.

a. To pay off (a debt, claim, or 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 eliminate, especially by killing.

v.intr.

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

2. To settle the affairs of a business or estate by disposing of its assets and liabilities.

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[Late Latin liquidāre, liquidāt-, to melt, from Latin liquidus, liquid; see liquid.]

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liq′ui·da′tion n.

liq′ui·da′tor n.

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liquidate

(ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt)

vb

1. (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. (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. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to convert (assets) into cash

4. (tr) to eliminate or kill

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liq•ui•date

(ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪt)

v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. v.t.

1. to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.

2. to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages).

3. to dissolve (a business or estate) by apportioning the assets to offset the liabilities.

4. to convert (inventory, securities, or other assets) into cash.

5. to get rid of, esp. by killing.

6. to break up or do away with: to liquidate a partnership.

v.i.

7. to liquidate debts or accounts.

[1565–75; < Late Latin liquidātus, past participle of liquidāre to melt, make clear]

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liquidate

Past participle: liquidated
Gerund: liquidating

Imperative

liquidate

liquidate

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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.

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liquidate

verb

1. To set right by giving what is due:

clear, discharge, pay (off or up), satisfy, settle, square.

2. To destroy all traces of:

abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.

Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.

3. To get rid of, especially by banishment or execution:

eliminate, eradicate, purge, remove, wipe out.

Idioms: do away with, put an end to.

4. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:

destroy, finish (off), kill, murder, slay.

Informal: put away.

Slang: bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap.

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Translations

يَتَخَلَّص منيُصَفّي حِسابا

likvidovatzrušit

likviderelukke

liquidieren

liquiderrectifiersupprimertuerabattre

likvidál

gera upplosa sig viî

liquidaresbarazzarsi diassassinareestinguere

avviklelikvidere

likvidovať

defetmekişi kapatmakkurtulmaktasfiye etmek

清理肃清

liquidate

[ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] VT (all senses) → liquidar

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liquidate

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

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liquidate

vt

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

enemy etc → liquidieren

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liquidate

[ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt] vt → liquidare

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liquid

(ˈlikwid) adjective

able to flow; not solid, but not a gas. liquid nitrogen; The ice-cream has become liquid. vloeibaar سائِل течен líquido tekutý flüssig flydende ρευστόςlíquido vedel مایع nestemäinen liquideנוזל द्रव, स्पष्ट और स्वच्छ, नकद tekućina folyékony cair fljótandi liquido 液体の 액체의 skystas šķidrs cecair vloeibaarflytendepłynny اوبړن líquido lichid жидкий tekutý tekoč tečan flytande เหลว sıvı, akıcı 液體的 рідкий سیال lỏng 液体的

noun

a substance which flows, like water. a clear liquid. vloeistof مادَّه سائِلَه течност líquido tekutina die Flüssigkeit væske υγρόlíquido vedelik چیز آبکی neste liquideנוזל द्रव tekućina folyadék cairan vökvi liquido 液体 액체 skystis šķidrums cecair vloeistofvæskepłyn اوبړن líquido lichid жидкость tekutina tekočina tečnost vätska ของเหลว sıvı 液體 рідина پانی کی طرح، بہنے والا مادہ chất lỏng 液体

liquefy (ˈlikwifai) verb

to make or become liquid. The butter had liquefied in the heat. smelt يُسَيِّل، يُذَوِّب، يُمَيِّع втечнявам (се) liquefazer roztavit se, roztéci schmelzen blive flydende υγροποιώ, υγροποιούμαι licuar sulama تبدیل به مایع کردن nesteytyä liquéfier לַהֲפוֹך לְנוֹזֶל तरल बनाना pretvoriti se u tekućinu cseppfolyósít; megolvad mencair breyta(st) í vökva liquefare, liquefarsi 液化する 액화하다 skystinti, skystėti, (su)skysti pārvērst/pārvērsties šķidrumā mencecairkan vloeibaar maken/worden smelte, gjøre flytendestopić, skraplać اوبه كول،اوبړن كول liquefazer a (se) lichefia превращать(ся) в жидкость roztopiť sa utekočiniti (se) pretvoriti se u tečnost smälta, anta vätskeform กลายเป็นของเหลว sıvılaş(tır)mak 液化 перетворювати(ся) на рідину سیال میں بدلنا biến thành chất lỏng 液化

ˈliquidate (-deit) verb

1. to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue). likwideer يُصَفّي حِسابا закривам liquidar (z)likvidovat liquidieren lukke; likvidere διαλύωliquidar lõpetama منحل کردن purkaa yhtiö liquider לְפָרֵק חֶברָה परिसमाप्त करना likvidirati felszámol menutup gera upp liquidare 清算する 청산(정리)하다 likviduoti likvidēt, izbeigt membubarkan liquiderenavvikle, likviderezlikwidować منحل كول،له مينځه وړل،درول liquidar a lichida ликвидировать (z)likvidovať likvidirati likvidirati likvidera, avveckla ชำระหนี้ işi kapatmak, tasfiye etmek 清算 ліквідувати; покінчити کاروبار کا ختم کیا جانا thanh lý 清理

2. to get rid of. vereffen يَتَخَلَّص من оттървавам се liquidar zrušit liquidieren likvidere βγάζω από τη μέση, ξεφορτώνομαιliquidar likvideerima سر به نیست کردن tuhota liquider לְחַסֵל ऋण चुकाना, को समाप्त कर देना riješiti se likvidál menyingkirkan losa sig við liquidare 一掃する 없애버리다 paðalinti iznīcināt menghapuskan uit de weg ruimenlikvidere upłynnić, pozbyć się يو سر له مينځه وړل liquidar a lichida избавляться zrušiť odpraviti otarasiti se likvidera, undanröja กำจัด kurtulmak, defetmek 肅清 позбутися چھٹکارا پانا khử 肃清

ˌliquiˈdation noun

afrekening تَصْفِيَة الحِساب، تَخَلُّص من ликвидация liquidação likvidace die Liquidation likvidering διάλυση, ρευστοποίηση, τελική εξόφληση liquidación (tegevuse) lõpetamine تصفیه؛ انحلال selvitystila liquidationפירוק परिसमापन likvidacija felszámolás, likvidálás likuidasi slit, lok; skiptameðferð þrotabús liquidazione 清算 청산(정리) likvidavimas likvidācija; iznīcināšana pembubaran` liquidatie, eliminatieavvikling, likvidering likwidacja بنديدل،يوځتى كيدل liquidação lichidare ликвидация likvidácia stečaj likvidacija likvidering, likvidation การชำระหนี้ tasfiye 清算 ліквідація; знищення کاروبار کے خاتمے یا دیوالے کی کارروائی sự thanh toán 清理

ˈliquidator noun

likwidateur, likwideerder مُصَفٍّ قَضائي، مأمور التَّصْفِيَه ликвидатор liquidante likvidátor, -ka der Liquidator likvidator εκκαθαριστής, εξοφλητής liquidador likvideerija حساب واریز کننده selvitysmies liquidateur/-trice מפרק परिसमापक likvidator felszámoló, likvidátor likuidator skiptastjóri liquidatore 清算人 청산인 likvidatorius likvidators penyelesai` liquidateurlikvidator, bobestyrer likwidator له مينځه وړونكى o que liquida lichidator ликвидатор likvidátor, -ka likvidator likvidator likvidator ผู้ชำระหนี้ tasfiye memuru 清算人 ліквідатор دیوالیہ ہونے کے واجبات کے تصفیے کے لیے مقرر کردہ شخص người thanh lý 清理者

ˈliquidize, ˈliquidise verb

to make (food etc) into a liquid or semi-liquid substance by grinding it up in a liquidizer. versap يُمَيِّع الطَّعام بواسِطَة فَرْمِها пасирам liquidificar zkapalnit, rozmělnit zermahlen blende πολτοποιώlicuar püreestama به صورت مایع درآوردن soseuttaa liquéfier לַהֲפוֹך לְנוֹזֶל पीस कर द्रव में बदल देना, बेच कर पैसा इकठ्ठा करना pretvoriti u tekućinu turmixol mencairkan, menghancurkan gera að vökva (í blandara/hrærivél) frullare 液化する 액화하다 sutrinti mikseriu, pertrinti []spiest sulu mengisar basah uitpersenmose roztrzepać w mikserze په اوبړن شكل بدلول liquidificar a lichefia смешивать в миксере skvapalniť, roztopiť utekočiniti isitniti u mikseru göra flytande, mosa, pressa ทำให้เป็นของเหลว sıvılaştırmak (將食物)打成汁或泥狀 перетворювати на рідину پتلا یا گاڑھا کرنا hóa lỏng 把…榨成汁（尤指水果或蔬菜等），使液化

ˈliquidizer, ˈliquidiser noun

an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food. versapper آلة كَهْرَبائِيَّه لِفَرم الأطْعِمَه وتَمْييعِها пасатор liquidificador mixér die Mühle blender πολτοποιητήςlicuadora (püree)mikser مخلوط کن tehosekoitin mixeur בְּלֶנדֶר, מַמחֶה द्रावक električni aparat za gnječenje voća turmixgép mikser blandari, hrærivél frullatore ミキサー 믹서 mikseris, trintuvė sulu spiede pengisar basah mengbeker moser, saftpressemikser ګډول liquidificador миксер mixér električni mešalec mikser mixer เครื่องบดอาหาร öğütücü, blender 食物絞碎機，榨汁機 сокодавильниця سیال گر مشین máy nghiền thực phẩm 食品碾碎机，榨汁机

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