Definition of liquidate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • liquidate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 19
  • liquidate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 19
  • liquidate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of liquidate


  • eliminate by paying off (debts) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. pay off
  • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (verb)

    Examples

    1. The mafia liquidated the informer

    Synonyms

    1. do in
    2. knock off
    3. neutralise
    4. neutralize
    5. waste
  • convert into cash (verb)

    Examples

    1. I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband
  • settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off (verb)

    Examples

    1. liquidate a company

See definition of liquidate in Merriam Webster