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liquider

liquidate, wipe out

verb lee-kee-DEH Rare

Also means

sell off, clear stock

Usage Note

Liquider covers both commercial senses (clearing inventory at reduced prices) and violent slang (to 'eliminate' someone). In business, liquider une entreprise means to wind up a company. The noun liquidation appears in shop window signs — liquidation totale — meaning everything is being sold off.

Examples

"Ils ont liquidé tous leurs stocks en solde."

Natural Translation

They sold off all their stock in a sale.

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