LIQUIDATE


Meaning of LIQUIDATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-kwə-ˌdāt ]

verb

( -dat·ed ; -dat·ing )

Etymology: Late Latin liquidatus, past participle of liquidare to melt, from Latin liquidus

Date: circa 1575

transitive verb

1.

a.

(1) : to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)

(2) : to determine the liabilities and apportion assets toward discharging the indebtedness of

b. : to settle (a debt) by payment or other settlement

2. archaic : to make clear

3. : to do away with

4. : to convert (assets) into cash

intransitive verb

1. : to liquidate debts, damages, or accounts

2. : to determine liabilities and apportion assets toward discharging indebtedness

• liq·ui·da·tion ˌli-kwə-ˈdā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.