liquidate
/ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt/
verb
- To close a business by selling its assets to pay off debts.
- They decided to liquidate the store and use the money to pay creditors.
- The court ordered the firm to liquidate its assets within six months.
- The company had to liquidate its inventory after filing for bankruptcy.
- To convert assets (like stocks or property) into cash.
- He needed to liquidate some of his investments to pay for the house.
- They liquidated their art collection to raise funds for the charity.
- The investor quickly liquidated her shares when the market dropped.
- To kill someone, often in a political or criminal context.
- The dictator ordered his enemies to be liquidated without trial.
- The gang used violence to liquidate rival members.
- In the spy novel, the agent was sent to liquidate a traitor.
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