liquidate

🇬🇧 UK/'likwideit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To settle or pay off debts; to wind up a business by converting assets into cash; to eliminate or destroy.

清算,变卖资产;偿清债务;消灭

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Common Collocations

  • 1.liquidate assets清算资产
  • 2.liquidate debt清算债务
  • 3.liquidate company清算公司

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company decided to liquidate its assets to pay off creditors.

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