unliquidated
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɪd/
- Specialized
- Many investors are concerned about unliquidated assets.
Examples
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The company reported several unliquidated debts.
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In a legal dispute, the judge ruled that the unliquidated claims could not be settled until the trial concluded.
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The company reported several unliquidated assets on its balance sheet at the end of the year.
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Her claim remained unliquidated because the exact amount of damages had not been determined.
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The estate still held unliquidated property that needed to be sold before distribution.
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Many of the assets in the estate remain unliquidated and will take time to value before distribution can occur.
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The accountant explained that the unliquidated debts might affect the company's financial stability until resolved.
Synonyms
Not yet turned into money, for example a check you have not taken to the bank
A bank payment that has not been completed or cleared
A cheque or bill not given to a bank to be paid
How Settled
Surface Forms
Morphology
unliquidated = liquidated (transparent) = un + liquidate
Formed by adding the negation prefix 'un-' to the participial/adjectival 'liquidated', so the meaning 'not settled or converted into cash' is directly inferable.
Etymology
Unliquidated starts with the part un- and the verb liquidate, and liquidate comes from liquid, which means 'fluid' and in business grew to mean 'turn into cash'. So unliquidated describes money, assets, or claims that have not yet been turned into cash or finally settled.