liquidate

Convert to cash

Liquidate means to settle accounts, especially by converting assets to cash.

A company that liquidates sells off everything to pay creditors before closing.

By extension, liquidate means to eliminate entirely—often used as a chilling euphemism for killing: The regime liquidated political opponents.

To liquidate a debt is to pay it off completely.

business

dissolve

Disperse into liquid

closeNearby or to shut
wind-upFinal part or end
shutdownCessation of operations

disband · terminate · cease · bankruptcy · receivership · administration · foreclosure · insolvent · compulsory · voluntary

kill

assassinate

Murder a prominent figure

eliminateRemove completely
executeCarry out fully
murderDeliberate unlawful killing

dispatch · slay · exterminate · annihilate · hit · whack · ice · terminate · neutralize · silence

assets

bankruptcy

Legal status when insolvent

auctionCompetitive public sale
saleExchange for payment
divestitureDisposal of assets

disposal · clearance · insolvency · receivership · sell-off · equity · inventory · unload · fire-sale · distressed

convert

cash

Ready spending funds

realizeBecome aware of
redeemRecover through payment
encashConvert to money

monetize · exchange · convert · sell · divest · dispose · cash-in · call-in

debt

settle

Reach final terms

dischargeRelease of substance outward
payoffCulminating benefit received
clearWithout obstruction or fog

satisfy · repay · creditors · debts · obligations · balance · amortize · redeem · defray · square

Categories

tradingbid, buy, ask, sell, trading
financial ruinbankrupt, bankruptcy, bust, busted, broke
getting rid ofunload, disposal, dump, shed, offloading
removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
divestsell off, spin off, offload, shed, strip
Doublespeakcollateral damage, enhanced interrogation, friendly fire, regime change, neutralize

Opposites

business/financial dissolution

liquidateestablish

Create formally, permanently

found · incorporate · build · create · construct

physical destruction/elimination

liquidatesave

Protect from loss

spare · preserve · create · build · protect

asset management

liquidateinvest

Commit resources for gain

acquire · accumulate · hold · buy · purchase

Phrases

liquidation saleInventory disposal before closing
estate liquidationSelling deceased's property
liquidation storeRetailer selling discontinued merchandise

Family

liquidation, liquidated, liquidating, liquidates, liquidator

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