liquidare
to liquidate
verb lee-kwee-DAH-reh Rare
Origin: From Medieval Latin liquidare, 'to make liquid, to clarify,' from liquidus.
Also means
to settle (a debt)
Usage Note
Liquidare has several senses: to pay off or settle a debt (liquidare un debito), to wind up a company (liquidare una società), to dismiss or get rid of someone (liquidare un dipendente), and euphemistically to kill (liquidare un nemico). It takes avere as auxiliary. Context is essential — the business sense and the sinister sense look identical on the page.
Examples
"L'azienda ha liquidato tutti i debiti entro l'anno."
Natural Translation
The company settled all its debts within the year.
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