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liquidate

/ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt/LIH-kwih-dayt
/ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt/LIH-kwih-dayt

Meaningliquid, clear

Common meaning: settle debts or close a business by selling its assets

Journey through time

  1. Latinliquidus‘liquid, clear’source
  2. Late Latinliguidatus‘make clear’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsmake clear → settle debts or close a business by selling its assetsliquidate‘settle debts or close a business by selling its assets’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin liquidus ‘liquid, clear’.

Roots

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