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)

Synonyms:
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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