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liquidate
liq·ui·date / ˈlikwəˌdāt/ • v. [tr.] 1. wind up the affairs of (a company or firm) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets. ∎ [intr.] (of a company) undergo such a process. ∎ convert (assets) into cash: a plan to liquidate $10,000,000 worth of property over seven years. ∎ pay off (a debt). 2. eliminate, typically by violent means; kill. DERIVATIVES: liq·ui·da·tion / ˌlikwəˈdāshən/ n. |
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"liquidate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "liquidate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-liquidate.html "liquidate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-liquidate.html |
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Liquidate
LIQUIDATETo pay and settle the amount of a debt; to convert assets to cash; to aggregate the assets of an insolvent enterprise and calculate its liabilities in order to settle with the debtors and the creditors and apportion the remaining assets, if any, among the stockholders or owners of the corporation. |
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"Liquidate." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Liquidate." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437702725.html "Liquidate." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437702725.html |
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"liquidate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "liquidate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-liquidate.html "liquidate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-liquidate.html |
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