liquidate

• Verbo utilizado para referirse al proceso de cerrar un negocio y vender sus activos para pagar deudas, o (de manera informal) para eliminar o matar a alguien.

A verb used to indicate the act of closing a business and selling its assets to pay debts, or (informally) to eliminate or kill someone.

1. Kill or eliminateC1formal

   To get rid of someone, often by killing them, especially if they are considered a threat.

   Eliminar o asesinar a alguien

   • The regime ordered its agents to liquidate the political dissidents.
   • In the crime novel, the mob boss decided to liquidate his rivals.
   • The spy was tasked with liquidating the double agent.

   Sinónimosassassinatebump offdispatchdo away witheliminateexecuteexterminatekillmurderneutralizerub outterminatewipe out

   Antónimosprotectsavespare

2. Pay off debtsB2formal

   To eliminate or settle a debt by paying the full amount owed.

   Liquidar una deuda

   • The company used its profits to liquidate its outstanding loans.
   • He sold his car to liquidate his credit card debt.
   • They plan to liquidate the mortgage within five years.

   Sinónimoscleardischargepay offrepaysatisfysettle

   Antónimosborrowincurowe

3. Convert to cashB2formal

   To convert assets or property into cash by selling them.

   Convertir en efectivo

   • The investor decided to liquidate his stock portfolio.
   • They had to liquidate their art collection to raise funds.
   • The bank liquidated the seized assets at auction.

   Sinónimoscash incash outconvertrealizesellsell off

   Antónimosaccumulatebuyinvestpurchase

4. Close a businessB2formal

   To settle the affairs of a company by determining its debts and distributing its assets to pay them off, often leading to closure.

   Liquidar una empresa

   • The court ordered the company to liquidate its assets to pay creditors.
   • After years of losses, the board voted to liquidate the business.
   • The accountant was hired to liquidate the bankrupt firm.

   Sinónimosclosedissolveshut downwind up

   Antónimoscontinueestablishfoundopenoperate