illiquid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈlɪkwɪd/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English il- Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō Latin liqueō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin liquidusbor. Old French liquidebor. Middle English liquide English liquid English illiquid From il- (“not”) + liquid.
Meanings
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(of assets) Lacking liquidity. ▸ Not readily converted into cash.
Investment in illiquid assets may prove to be a mistake if the market turns down.
illiquid assets
Aside from the $5.5 billion, FTX also holds sizable positions in 20 digital assets that the lawyers described as “illiquid tokens” that are difficult to convert into cash.
2023 January 17, Matthew Goldstein, David Yaffe-Bellany, “In Hunt for FTX Assets, Lawyers Locate Billions in Cash and Crypto”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:“While I was co-CEO and then CEO, I understood that Alameda had made numerous large illiquid venture investments and had lent money to Mr Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives,” Ellison said.
2023 September 30, Victoria Bekiempis, quoting Caroline Ellison, “‘Dark’ donations, free love and the fall: the Sam Bankman-Fried trial is here”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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(of persons) Lacking liquidity. ▸ Having substantial assets but with most of them being of types not readily converted into cash (thus, not having much ready money).
illiquid millionaires
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more illiquid | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most illiquid | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Relateds
frozen · insolvent · solvent · illiquidity
Translations (10)
de illiquid (lacking liquidity) · pt ilíquido (lacking liquidity) · es ilíquido (lacking liquidity) · sv illikvid (lacking liquidity) · bg неликвиден (lacking liquidity) · fi epälikvidi (lacking liquidity) · fr illiquide (lacking liquidity) · ru неликви́дный (lacking liquidity) · cs nelikvidní (lacking liquidity) · pl niepłynny (lacking liquidity)