Liquidate Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Liquidate

Meaning 1 : eliminate by paying off (debts)

    Synonyms : pay off
Meaning 2 : get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

    Example : The mafia liquidated the informer

    Synonyms : do in,  knock off,  neutralise,  neutralize,  waste
Meaning 3 : convert into cash

    Example : I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband

Meaning 4 : settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off

    Example : liquidate a company