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liquidated funds

noun·Advancedfinancebusinessformal

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UK/ˌlɪkwɪdeɪtɪd ˈfʌndz/
US/ˌlɪkwədeɪtɪd ˈfʌndz/

Meanings

  1. nounpluralfinancebusinessformal

    Money that is available in cash or can be turned into cash quickly.

    Grammar: Plural in form and used with a plural verb: Liquidated funds are ready for investment.

    Patterns

    • liquidated funds for something
    • hold liquidated funds
    • convert assets into liquidated funds

    After selling the shares, the company held liquidated funds of over a million dollars.

    The charity keeps liquidated funds on hand to cover sudden expenses.

    Investors moved their money into liquidated funds before the market fell.

  2. nounpluralfinancebusiness

    Money from a business or investment that has been sold and turned into cash.

    Grammar: Often used after verbs like release, distribute, or withdraw: The liquidated funds were distributed to shareholders.

    Patterns

    • release liquidated funds
    • distribute liquidated funds

    The liquidated funds from the closed account were transferred to the family.

    Once the property was sold, the liquidated funds were used to pay the debts.

Common combinations

hold liquidated funds
The fund manager prefers to hold liquidated funds during uncertain times.
convert assets into liquidated funds
They converted the assets into liquidated funds within a week.
available liquidated funds
The report shows the available liquidated funds at the end of the year.
liquidated funds account
The money was kept in a liquidated funds account.

Synonyms and how they differ

cash
Cash is the everyday word for money in coins and notes; liquidated funds is a formal finance term that can also include money in bank accounts.
liquid assets
Liquid assets include things like stocks that can be sold quickly; liquidated funds usually means the cash you get after selling them.

Opposites

frozen assetsilliquid assets

Word family

liquidate verb
To sell something or turn it into cash.
liquidity noun
The state of having money or things that can easily be turned into money.
liquid adjective
In finance, easy to buy or sell without losing value.

Commonly confused: liquidated funds or liquidated damages?

liquidated funds vs liquidated damages

Liquidated damages are a contract payment for a breach; liquidated funds are simply money that has been turned into cash.

Practice

The company sold its office building and now has ______ to pay off its debts.

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