liquidate
[ lik-wi-deyt ]
/ ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪt /
verb (used with object), liq·ui·dat·ed, liq·ui·dat·ing.
to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages).
to convert (inventory, securities, or other assets) into cash.
to get rid of, especially by killing: to liquidate the enemies of the regime.
to break up or do away with: to liquidate a partnership.
verb (used without object), liq·ui·dat·ed, liq·ui·dat·ing.
to liquidate debts or accounts; go into liquidation.
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Example sentences from the Web for unliquidated
The difference is between what is called a liquidated and an unliquidated claim.
Commercial Law |Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. HillIf the amount of a claim is unliquidated the act sets forth the mode of proceeding.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman |Albert Sidney BollesMost of the unliquidated obligations result from transactions booked during the war years.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman |Harry S. TrumanThis left 141 billion dollars in unobligated authorizations and unliquidated obligations.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman |Harry S. Truman
British Dictionary definitions for unliquidated
liquidate
/ (ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt) /
verb
- to settle or pay off (a debt, claim, etc)
- to determine by litigation or agreement the amount of (damages, indebtedness, etc)
- to terminate the operations of (a commercial firm, bankrupt estate, etc) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlement
- (of a commercial firm, etc) to terminate operations in this manner
(tr)
to convert (assets) into cash
(tr)
to eliminate or kill