LIQUIDATE
Scrabble letter values: L1I1Q10U1I1D2A1T1E1 = 19
Definition
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing. — synonyms: neutralize, neutralise, waste, knock_off, do_in
- verb eliminate by paying off (debts). — synonyms: pay_off
- verb convert into cash.
- verb settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off.
Examples
- “The mafia liquidated the informer”
- “the double agent was neutralized”
- “I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband”