liquidate

Example Sentences

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Retail investors who have bought on margin are obliged to liquidate positions to meet margin calls when the price falls sharply.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

“In periods of such sudden market stress, traders will liquidate winning positions to cover their losing bets on other assets,” said Ash.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

The dissolution order from the Tokyo district court was meant to strip the church of its tax-exempt status and require it to liquidate its assets, but still allow it to operate in Japan.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

It is unusual for an issuer of asset-backed securities to liquidate so many of the loans backing them, especially before the bonds are sold to investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

“It's from that summer house he had. The one his father gave him that we never went to. He has to liquidate it and I’m getting the money!”

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez