Dictionary Check: liquidate
"liquidate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
19
points
Words with Friends
21
points
Definition
verb
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Example:
"The mafia liquidated the informer"
verb
eliminate by paying off (debts)
verb
convert into cash
Example:
"I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"
verb
settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
Example:
"liquidate a company"
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