Liquidate



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 清除; 清偿
• ［英］ v. 清除 ( to dispose of) ; 清偿 ( to pay or settle a debt)
• ［记］ liquid ( 清澈的) +ate -> 弄清澈 -> 清除, 清偿
• ［例］ liquidate a partnership ( 断绝伙伴关系)

Webster Collegiate

verb (-dated; -dating)

• 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
• ? liquidation noun

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