liquidate
verb/ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/
Frequency rank: #15,717 most common English word
Meaning
to close down a business and sell off its assets to pay debts, or to convert assets into cash.
Example sentence
The company decided to liquidate its remaining assets to pay off its debts.
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