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liquidate

verb /lɪkwɪdeɪt/ 3 syllables 9 letters Scrabble 19 WWF 21
Definitions
verb

eliminate by paying off (debts)

verb

get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

“The mafia liquidated the informer”

verb

convert into cash

“I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband”

verb

settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off

“liquidate a company”

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