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LIQUIDATED

Definition: LIQUIDATED

LIQUIDATED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Liquidate

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "LIQUIDATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1900. (references)


Crosswords: LIQUIDATED

English words defined with "LIQUIDATED": do inknock offliquidate, Liquidated damagesUnliquidatedwaste. (references)
Specialty definitions using "LIQUIDATED": Basis risk, B-shareCommodore Business Machines, Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1961Federal Asset Disposition Associationpreference share, preference stock, preferred sharesenior securities, senior share. (references)

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Commercial Usage: LIQUIDATED

DomainTitle

Books

  • Hidden Wealth: How to Find, Buy, Sell & Broker Surplus & Liquidated Goods (reference)

  • Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time: In Construction Contracts (reference)

  • Liquidated Goods Broker/1098 (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Historic Usage: LIQUIDATED

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The price or the amount of compensation in respect of the exercise of the right referred to in the preceding paragraph (b) will be fixed in accordance with the methods of sale or valuation adopted by the laws of the country in which the property has been retained or liquidated. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: LIQUIDATED

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Short-term investments are investments which can be typically liquidated in less than one year. (references)

Civil Liberties

Russia

There were reports that by May almost 100 organizations had been liquidated. (references)

Russia

The local department of the Ministry of Justice then liquidated it without a judicial process. (references)

Russia

However, religious minority denominations and NGO's reported that a number of these groups were active and were liquidated despite repeated attempts to reregister; some of these cases were being challenged in court. (references)

Economic History

Bahamas

Companies can be and are frequently liquidated according to law. (references)

Bulgaria

The process has taken over two years in some cases, with few assets liquidated and no disbursements to creditors. (references)

Vietnam

Licenses normally are granted for 20-50 years, and upon expiration can be renewed or the venture can be liquidated. (references)

Political Economy

Nepal

Seventeen former government firms have been privatized or liquidated since 1992, although the rate of privatization is slow. (references)

Trade

Russia

Following the August 1998 crisis, it received individual accounts transferred from banks liquidated by the government. (references)

Nigeria

In addition, several new banks in the country have been declared "distressed" by the CBN. Most of the distressed banks were sold or liquidated. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: LIQUIDATED

"LIQUIDATED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 44.21% of the time. "LIQUIDATED" is used about 95 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)44.21%4252,864
Adjective (general or positive)41.05%3955,036
Lexical Verb (past tense)13.68%1397,576
Noun (proper)1.05%1339,140
                    Total100.00%95N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: LIQUIDATED

Expressions using "LIQUIDATED": be liquidated liquidated damages. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: LIQUIDATED

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  liquidated damages

22

  liquidated computer

15

  liquidated merchandise

7

  furniture liquidated

5

  clause damages liquidated

3

  appeal attorney contract damages fee liquidated

3

  liquidated lumber

3

  clearance liquidated mat nap

2

  liquidated

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: LIQUIDATED

Language Translations for "LIQUIDATED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

jam i shkatërruar (be liquidated). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏قضى على نفسه (be liquidated), ‏صفا (be liquidated). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

ликвидиран съм (be liquidated). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

清算 (liquidate, Liquidating). (various references)

   

Czech

  

být likvidován (be liquidated). (various references)

   

Danish

  

transaktion,der overdrager eller afvikler den finansielle fordring (transaction whereby an asset is transferred or liquidated). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

transactie...waardoor een vordering is overgedragen of teniet is gedaan (transaction whereby an asset is transferred or liquidated). (various references)

   

French

  

liquidai, liquidées, liquidée, liquidé, liquidâmes. (various references)

   

German

  

tilgte (deleted, obliterated), abgewickelt (transacted, unwinded). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

συναλλαγή με την οποία μια απαίτηση μεταβιβάζεται ή ρευστοποιείται (transaction whereby an asset is transferred or liquidated). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מפורק (dismantled, separated, taken apart), מחוסל (finished). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

likvidált (be liquidated), kivégzik (be liquidated, to die the death), felszámolt (be liquidated), felszámolják (be liquidated, to go into liquidation). (various references)

   

Italian

  

pena convenzionale (contract penalty, forfeit, liquidated damages), operazione di cessione o di estinsione di una attività finanziaria (transaction whereby an asset is transferred or liquidated), multa convenzionale (contract penalty, forfeit, liquidated damages). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

iquidatedlay

   

Portuguese

  

operação de transferência ou de extinção de um activo financeiro (transaction whereby an asset is transferred or liquidated). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

ликвидировать ликвидированный. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

biti likvidiran (be liquidated). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

operación por la que un activo se transfiere o liquida (transaction whereby an asset is transferred or liquidated). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

likviderad. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: LIQUIDATED

Misspellings

"LIQUIDATED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: liquildate. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "LIQUIDATED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "LIQUIDATED" (pronounced li"kwudā'tud)
6-u d ā' t u daccommodated, consolidated, dilapidated, elucidated, intimidated, invalidated, unconsolidated.
5-d ā' t u dbackdated, inundated, mandated, outdated.
4-ā' t u dabbreviated, abdicated, abrogated, accelerated, accentuated, acclimated, accumulated, activated, adjudicated, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, alienated, alleviated, allocated, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assimilated, associated, attenuated, authenticated, automated, bifurcated, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, castigated, castrated, celebrated, chlorinated, circulated, collaborated, commemorated, communicated, compensated, complicated, concentrated, confiscated, congratulated, congregated, consecrated, constipated, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, cooperated, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, crenelated, culminated, cultivated, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, degenerated, delegated, deliberated, delineated, demonstrated, denigrated, denominated, depreciated, desegregated, designated, deteriorated, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, dictated, differentiated, discriminated, disintegrated, disseminated, dissipated, domesticated, dominated, donated, duplicated, educated, elevated, eliminated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emulated, encapsulated, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exasperated, excavated, excommunicated, excoriated, exhilarated, exonerated, expropriated, exterminated, extrapolated, extricated, fabricated, facilitated, fascinated, federated, fixated, flagellated, fluctuated, formulated, frustrated, generated, germinated, glaciated, graduated, gravitated, gyrated, halogenated, hesitated, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impersonated, implicated, impregnated, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incorporated, inculcated, indicated, indoctrinated, infatuated, infiltrated, infuriated, initiated, innovated, inoculated, instigated, insulated, integrated, interpolated, interrogated, intimated, intoxicated, investigated, invigorated, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, laminated, legislated, levitated, liberated, litigated, located, lubricated, manipulated, marinated, masturbated, mediated, medicated, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, mitigated, moderated, motivated, mutated, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, necessitated, negotiated, nominated, nonregulated, obligated, obliterated, officiated, operated, opinionated, orchestrated, orientated, originated, overestimated, overregulated, overstated, oxygenated, participated, penetrated, perforated, permeated, perpetrated, perpetuated, pollinated, pontificated, populated, precipitated, predicated, predominated, prefabricated, premeditated, prognosticated, proliferated, promulgated, propagated, punctuated, radiated, reactivated, reallocated, rebated, recalculated, reciprocated, recreated, redecorated, reevaluated, reformulated, refrigerated, regenerated, regulated, rehabilitated, reincarnated, reintegrated, reinvigorated, reiterated, rejuvenated, relegated, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, replicated, repudiated, resonated, resuscitated, retaliated, reverberated, rotated, ruminated, salivated, saturated, segregated, separated, serrated, simulated, situated, sophisticated, speculated, stagnated, stalemated, stimulated, stipulated, subjugated, subordinated, substantiated, suffocated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, terminated, titillated, tolerated, truncated, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, uncompensated, uncomplicated, uncontaminated, underestimated, understated, undifferentiated, uneducated, unincorporated, uninitiated, unmitigated, unregulated, unsaturated, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, venerated, ventilated.
3-t u dabated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abstracted, abutted, accented, accepted, accosted, accounted, accredited, acquainted, acquitted, acted, adapted, addicted, adjusted, admitted, adopted, affected, afflicted, affronted, airlifted, alerted, allotted, amounted, annotated, anted, appointed, arrested, assaulted, asserted, assisted, assorted, attempted, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, averted, awaited, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, catapulted, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, circuited, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collected, comforted, commented, committed, commuted, compacted, competed, complemented, completed, complimented, computed, conceited, concerted, concocted, conducted, conflicted, confronted, congested, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consented, consisted, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, contacted, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crested, crusted, darted, dated, daunted, debated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, dehydrated, dejected, deleted, delighted, delisted, demented, demoted, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, deregulated, desecrated, deserted, destructed, detected, detested, detracted, devoted, digested, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, disenchanted, disgusted, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, dissented, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, dusted, edited, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elicited, elongated, emitted, enacted, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, equated, erected, erupted, escorted, evicted, exacted, exalted, excepted, excerpted, excited, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhorted, existed, exited, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, extorted, extracted, extradited, extroverted, exulted, faceted, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, flabbergasted, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, gated, gifted, gloated, glutted, grafted, granted, grated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, halfhearted, hallucinated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, hunted, ignited, impacted, imparted, implanted, implemented, imported, imprinted, imputed, incited, indebted, indicted, indited, inducted, infected, infested, inflated, inflected, inflicted, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, injected, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instituted, instructed, insulted, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpreted, interrelated, interrupted, intersected, introverted, invented, inverted, invested, invited, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, lasted, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, listed, looted, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, manifested, marketed, masted, mated, melted, merited, meted, minted, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, modulated, molested, mounted, multifaceted, muted, nearsighted, negated, neglected, nested, netted, noted, objected, obstructed, omitted, opted, orbited, oriented, ornamented, ousted, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overrepresented, overweighted, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, perfected, permitted, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, polluted, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, predated, predicted, preempted, preexisted, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prohibited, projected, promoted, prompted, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, readjusted, readmitted, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebutted, recanted, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recruited, redacted, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, refitted, reflected, refuted, regimented, regretted, reignited, reinstated, reinstituted, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvited, rejected, related, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, rented, repainted, repeated, repented, replanted, reported, represented, reprinted, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotted, rusted, rutted, sainted, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, selected, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, sited, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sorted, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, started, stated, stilted, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, submitted, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, toasted, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unaffected, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompleted, unconnected, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, undetected, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unstated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, vented, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: LIQUIDATED

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-i-i-l-q-t-u"

-1 letter: liquidate.

-2 letters: liquated.

-3 letters: audited, dilated, diluted, liquate, quailed, quilted, tequila.

-4 letters: audile, dauted, dautie, detail, dialed, dilate, dilute, diquat, laddie, lauded, liquid, tailed, tidied, tuladi.

-5 letters: addle, adieu, adult, aided, ailed, audit, dated, dealt, dedal, delta, didie, dulia, equal, equid, ideal, idled, iliad, laded, lated, litai, lutea, luted, quail, quale, quate, quiet, quilt, quite.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-i-i-l-q-t-u"
 

+5 letters: disequilibrated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: LIQUIDATED


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 49 51 55 49 44 41 54 45 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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Bibliographic Items: "LIQUIDATED"


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