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nonliquid

nonliquid

6.4
Not a liquid or not easy to sell quickly for cash
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈlɪkwɪd/
translation icon : no líquido
  • Because the funds were nonliquid, they could not be accessed immediately in an emergency.

Examples

  • Some investments are considered nonliquid because they cannot be quickly sold for cash.

  • The asset is considered nonliquid.

  • The company held several nonliquid assets, such as real estate and equipment.

  • Investing in nonliquid assets can be risky.

  • Many assets are considered nonliquid, such as real estate and collectibles.

  • Stocks can be converted to cash quickly, while some investments are nonliquid.

  • The nonliquid state of the material made it unsuitable for the project.

Synonyms

illiquid
vsnonliquid
  • Specialized
2 8.9

An asset that is hard to sell quickly without losing much value

is about being hard to turn into cash, not necessarily losing value
unliquidated
vsnonliquid
  • Specialized
9.0

Not yet sold or turned into cash, often about things a company owns

is about difficulty of converting rather than a temporary unsettled status
non-negotiable
vsnonliquid
  • Specialized
7.0

Cannot be sold or exchanged for money

is used for hard-to-convert things, not absolute prohibition on transfer
untradable
vsnonliquid
  • Specialized
5.7

You cannot buy or sell it in a market

is about being hard to turn into cash anywhere, not only market trading
inconvertible
vsnonliquid
  • Specialized
9.9

You cannot exchange it for another currency

is about hard conversion into cash rather than exact equal-value exchange
unspendable
vsnonliquid
8.3

You cannot use it to buy things or pay for them

is about difficulty converting into cash, not merely being unusable as money

Antonyms

liquid
  • Specialized
30 4.2

Easy to turn into cash for use

How Liquid

liquid
  • Specialized
30 4.2
fluid
6 3.2
nonliquid
6.4
solid
325 1.0

Surface Forms

nonliquid positive

Morphology

nonliquid = liquid (transparent) = non + liquid

The productive negating prefix 'non-' applied to the adjective 'liquid' yields the straightforward meaning 'not liquid' or 'not easily converted to cash'.

Etymology

The word nonliquid breaks into non- meaning 'not' and liquid meaning 'flowing', like water. So nonliquid means something that does not 'flow' in that way, which is why it cannot be easily sold for cash or used right away.