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liq·ui·date

(lĭk′wĭ-dāt′)
v. liq·ui·dat·ed, liq·ui·dat·ing, liq·ui·dates
v.tr.
1.
a. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
b. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
2. To convert (assets) into cash.
3. To eliminate, especially by killing.
v.intr.
1. To settle a debt, claim, or obligation.
2. To settle the affairs of a business or estate by disposing of its assets and liabilities.

[Late Latin liquidāre, liquidāt-, to melt, from Latin liquidus, liquid; see liquid.]

liq′ui·da′tion n.
liq′ui·da′tor n.
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liquidator

(ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtə)
n
1. (Professions) a person assigned to supervise the liquidation of a business concern and whose legal authorization, rights, and duties differ according to whether the liquidation is compulsory or voluntary
2. (Commerce) a person assigned to supervise the liquidation of a business concern and whose legal authorization, rights, and duties differ according to whether the liquidation is compulsory or voluntary
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liq•ui•da•tor

(ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪ tər)

n.
1. a person who liquidates assets, esp. one authorized to do so by a court of law.
2. an official appointed by a court of law to direct the liquidation of a business.
[1855–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:liquidator - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)]liquidator - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
assassin, assassinator, bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
butcher - a brutal indiscriminate murderer
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
cutthroat - someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
fratricide - a person who murders their brother or sister
gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, torpedo, triggerman, gun, shooter - a professional killer who uses a gun
hatchet man, iceman - a professional killer
infanticide - a person who murders an infant
killer, slayer - someone who causes the death of a person or animal
mass murderer - a person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incident
murderess - a woman murderer
parricide - someone who kills his or her parent
ripper - a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife; "Jack the Ripper was probably a madman"
serial killer, serial murderer - someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval
2. liquidator - (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
fiduciary - a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"
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Translations
مُصَفٍّ قَضائي، مأمور التَّصْفِيَه
-kalikvidátor
likvidator
felszámolólikvidátor
skiptastjóri
likvidátor

liquidator

[ˈlɪkwɪdeɪtəʳ] Nliquidador(a) m/f
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liquidator

[ˈlɪkwɪdeɪtər] nliquidateur mliquid crystal ncristal/aux m liquide liquid crystal display naffichage m à cristaux liquides
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liquidator

nLiquidator m, → Abwickler m
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liquidator

[ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtəʳ] n (Fin) → liquidatore m
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liquid

(ˈlikwid) adjective
able to flow; not solid, but not a gas. liquid nitrogen; The ice-cream has become liquid. vloeibaar سائِل течен líquido tekutý flüssig flydende ρευστός líquido vedel مایع nestemäinen liquide נוזל द्रव, स्पष्ट और स्वच्छ, नकद tekućina folyékony cair fljótandi liquido 液体の 액체의 skystas šķidrs cecair vloeibaar flytende płynny اوبړن líquido lichid жидкий tekutý tekoč tečan flytande เหลว sıvı, akıcı 液體的 рідкий سیال lỏng 液体的
noun
a substance which flows, like water. a clear liquid. vloeistof مادَّه سائِلَه течност líquido tekutina die Flüssigkeit væske υγρό líquido vedelik چیز آبکی neste liquide נוזל द्रव tekućina folyadék cairan vökvi liquido 液体 액체 skystis šķidrums cecair vloeistof væske płyn اوبړن líquido lichid жидкость tekutina tekočina tečnost vätska ของเหลว sıvı 液體 рідина پانی کی طرح، بہنے والا مادہ chất lỏng 液体
liquefy (ˈlikwifai) verb
to make or become liquid. The butter had liquefied in the heat. smelt يُسَيِّل، يُذَوِّب، يُمَيِّع втечнявам (се) liquefazer roztavit se, roztéci schmelzen blive flydende υγροποιώ, υγροποιούμαι licuar sulama تبدیل به مایع کردن nesteytyä liquéfier לַהֲפוֹך לְנוֹזֶל तरल बनाना pretvoriti se u tekućinu cseppfolyósít; megolvad mencair breyta(st) í vökva liquefare, liquefarsi 液化する 액화하다 skystinti, skystėti, (su)skysti pārvērst/pārvērsties šķidrumā mencecairkan vloeibaar maken/worden smelte, gjøre flytende stopić, skraplać اوبه كول،اوبړن كول liquefazer a (se) lichefia превращать(ся) в жидкость roztopiť sa utekočiniti (se) pretvoriti se u tečnost smälta, anta vätskeform กลายเป็นของเหลว sıvılaş(tır)mak 液化 перетворювати(ся) на рідину سیال میں بدلنا biến thành chất lỏng 液化
ˈliquidate (-deit) verb
1. to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue). likwideer يُصَفّي حِسابا закривам liquidar (z)likvidovat liquidieren lukke; likvidere διαλύω liquidar lõpetama منحل کردن purkaa yhtiö liquider לְפָרֵק חֶברָה परिसमाप्त करना likvidirati felszámol menutup gera upp liquidare 清算する 청산(정리)하다 likviduoti likvidēt, izbeigt membubarkan liquideren avvikle, likvidere zlikwidować منحل كول،له مينځه وړل،درول liquidar a lichida ликвидировать (z)likvidovať likvidirati likvidirati likvidera, avveckla ชําระหนี้ işi kapatmak, tasfiye etmek 清算 ліквідувати; покінчити کاروبار کا ختم کیا جانا thanh lý 清理
2. to get rid of. vereffen يَتَخَلَّص من оттървавам се liquidar zrušit liquidieren likvidere βγάζω από τη μέση, ξεφορτώνομαι liquidar likvideerima سر به نیست کردن tuhota liquider לְחַסֵל ऋण चुकाना, को समाप्त कर देना riješiti se likvidál menyingkirkan losa sig við liquidare 一掃する 없애버리다 paðalinti iznīcināt menghapuskan uit de weg ruimen likvidere upłynnić, pozbyć się يو سر له مينځه وړل liquidar a lichida избавляться zrušiť odpraviti otarasiti se likvidera, undanröja กําจัด kurtulmak, defetmek 肅清 позбутися چھٹکارا پانا khử 肃清
ˌliquiˈdation noun
afrekening تَصْفِيَة الحِساب، تَخَلُّص من ликвидация liquidação likvidace die Liquidation likvidering διάλυση, ρευστοποίηση, τελική εξόφληση liquidación (tegevuse) lõpetamine تصفیه؛ انحلال selvitystila liquidation פירוק परिसमापन likvidacija felszámolás, likvidálás likuidasi slit, lok; skiptameðferð þrotabús liquidazione 清算 청산(정리) likvidavimas likvidācija; iznīcināšana pembubaran` liquidatie, eliminatie avvikling, likvidering likwidacja بنديدل،يوځتى كيدل liquidação lichidare ликвидация likvidácia stečaj likvidacija likvidering, likvidation การชําระหนี้ tasfiye 清算 ліквідація; знищення کاروبار کے خاتمے یا دیوالے کی کارروائی sự thanh toán 清理
ˈliquidator noun
likwidateur, likwideerder مُصَفٍّ قَضائي، مأمور التَّصْفِيَه ликвидатор liquidante likvidátor, -ka der Liquidator likvidator εκκαθαριστής, εξοφλητής liquidador likvideerija حساب واریز کننده selvitysmies liquidateur/-trice מפרק परिसमापक likvidator felszámoló, likvidátor likuidator skiptastjóri liquidatore 清算人 청산인 likvidatorius likvidators penyelesai` liquidateur likvidator, bobestyrer likwidator له مينځه وړونكى o que liquida lichidator ликвидатор likvidátor, -ka likvidator likvidator likvidator ผู้ชําระหนี้ tasfiye memuru 清算人 ліквідатор دیوالیہ ہونے کے واجبات کے تصفیے کے لیے مقرر کردہ شخص người thanh lý 清理者
ˈliquidize, ˈliquidise verb
to make (food etc) into a liquid or semi-liquid substance by grinding it up in a liquidizer. versap يُمَيِّع الطَّعام بواسِطَة فَرْمِها пасирам liquidificar zkapalnit, rozmělnit zermahlen blende πολτοποιώ licuar püreestama به صورت مایع درآوردن soseuttaa liquéfier לַהֲפוֹך לְנוֹזֶל पीस कर द्रव में बदल देना, बेच कर पैसा इकठ्ठा करना pretvoriti u tekućinu turmixol mencairkan, menghancurkan gera að vökva (í blandara/hrærivél) frullare 液化する 액화하다 sutrinti mikseriu, pertrinti []spiest sulu mengisar basah uitpersen mose roztrzepać w mikserze په اوبړن شكل بدلول liquidificar a lichefia смешивать в миксере skvapalniť, roztopiť utekočiniti isitniti u mikseru göra flytande, mosa, pressa ทําให้เป็นของเหลว sıvılaştırmak (將食物)打成汁或泥狀 перетворювати на рідину پتلا یا گاڑھا کرنا hóa lỏng 把...榨成汁(尤指水果或蔬菜等),使液化
ˈliquidizer, ˈliquidiser noun
an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food. versapper آلة كَهْرَبائِيَّه لِفَرم الأطْعِمَه وتَمْييعِها пасатор liquidificador mixér die Mühle blender πολτοποιητής licuadora (püree)mikser مخلوط کن tehosekoitin mixeur בְּלֶנדֶר, מַמחֶה द्रावक električni aparat za gnječenje voća turmixgép mikser blandari, hrærivél frullatore ミキサー 믹서 mikseris, trintuvė sulu spiede pengisar basah mengbeker moser, saftpresse mikser ګډول liquidificador миксер mixér električni mešalec mikser mixer เครื่องบดอาหาร öğütücü, blender 食物絞碎機,榨汁機 сокодавильниця سیال گر مشین máy nghiền thực phẩm 食品碾碎机,榨汁机
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