Definition of liquidate Liquidate

/lɪˈkwɪdejˌt/ - [likwideyt] - liq•ui•date

We found 19 definitions of liquidate from 5 different sources.

What does liquidate mean?

Verb liquidates, liquidating, liquidated
liquidate - eliminate by paying off (debts)
		pay off
		ante up, pay up, pay cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!"
		lift remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
		amortise, amortize liquidate gradually
liquidate - settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"
		settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
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"
liquidate - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
		neutralize, neutralise, waste, knock off, do in
		kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

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liquidate (Verb)
To settle a debt by paying the outstanding amount.
liquidate (Verb)
To settle the affairs of a company, by using its assets to pay its debts.
liquidate (Verb)
To convert assets into cash.
liquidate (Verb)
To do away with.
liquidate (Verb)
To kill.
liquidate (Verb)
To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of indebtedness; to make the amount of a debt clear and certain.
liquidate (Verb)
To make clear and intelligible.
liquidate (Verb)
To make liquid.

liquidate (v. t.)
To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness); or, where there is an indebtedness to more than one person, to determine the precise amount of (each indebtedness); to make the amount of (an indebtedness) clear and certain.
liquidate (v. t.)
In an extended sense: To ascertain the amount, or the several amounts, of , and apply assets toward the discharge of (an indebtedness).
liquidate (v. t.)
To discharge; to pay off, as an indebtedness.
liquidate (v. t.)
To make clear and intelligible.
liquidate (v. t.)
To make liquid.