liquidity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /lɪkˈwɪdəti/
Etymology
From liquid + -ity, from Latin liquiditas. In their financial and economic senses, this and various associated terms all involve portraying assets figuratively as if they were liquids and solids, dissolving the solids with solvents, freezing and thawing, and so on.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The state or property of being liquid.
- (countable, uncountable) The degree of which something is in high supply and demand, making it easily convertible to cash.
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(countable) An asset's property of being able to be sold without affecting its value; the degree to which it can be easily converted into cash.
Some stocks are traded so rarely that they lack liquidity.
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(countable, uncountable) Availability of cash over short term: ability to service short-term debt.
This is often phrased in terms of whether they are facing liquidity or solvency problems; but I think it’s better phrased in terms of the possibility of self-fulfilling crises, a la Obstfeld.
2011 July 8, Paul Krugman, “A Self-Fulfilling Euro Crisis? (Wonkish)”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| liquidities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
illiquidity · illiquidity · illiquidity · illiquidity · nonliquidity · nonliquidity · nonliquidity · nonliquidity
Coordinates
semiliquidity · semiliquidity · semiliquidity · semiliquidity
Deriveds
funding liquidity risk · nonliquidity · overliquidity · liquidity pool · semiliquidity · liquidity trap · liquidity event · underliquidity · liquidity provider · liquidity smile
Relateds
liquidator · liquidate · liquid · liquidizer · liquor · liquidation
Translations (48)
pt liquidez (state of being liquid) · tl pagka-danum (state of being liquid) · cs likvidita (finance: availability of cash over short term) · fi likviditeetti (finance: availability of cash over short term) · ga leachtacht (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · bg течно състояние (state of being liquid) · de Verfügbarkeit (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · ga leachtacht (finance: availability of cash over short term) · hy իրացվելիություն (finance: availability of cash over short term) · de Flüssigsein (state of being liquid) · el ρευστότητα (finance: availability of cash over short term) · de Liquidität (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · cmn 流動性 /流动性 (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · cs tekutost (state of being liquid) · ca liquiditat (state of being liquid) · sv flytande tillstånd (state of being liquid) · hy իրացվելիություն (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · ga leachtacht (state of being liquid) · el ρευστότητα (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · ja 流動性 (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · es liquidez (state of being liquid) · pl płynność (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · la liquiditas (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · fi nestemäisyys (state of being liquid) · bg ликви́дност (finance: availability of cash over short term) · id likuiditas (state of being liquid) · it liquidità (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · el ρευστότητα (state of being liquid) · ro lichiditate (state of being liquid) · fi likvidiys (state of being liquid) · pl płynność (finance: availability of cash over short term) · ko 환금성 (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · fi maksuvalmius (finance: availability of cash over short term) · cs likvidita (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · ru ликви́дность (finance: availability of cash over short term) · bg ликви́дност (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · fi likvidiys (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · eo likvidebleco (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · ru ликви́дность (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · kk өтімділік (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · sv likviditet (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · ca liquiditat (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · id likuiditas (finance: availability of cash over short term) · de Zahlungsbereitschaft (finance: availability of cash over short term) · da likviditet (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) · sv likviditet (finance: availability of cash over short term) · it liquidità (finance: availability of cash over short term) · pl płynność (state of being liquid)