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