liquidity

[ li-kwid-i-tee ]

noun

1. a liquid state or quality.
2. the ability or ease with which assets can be converted into cash.

liquidity

/ lɪˈkwɪdɪtɪ /

noun

1. the possession of sufficient liquid assets to discharge current liabilities
2. the state or quality of being liquid

liquidity

1. The condition of having enough money on hand to meet financial obligations without having to sell fixed assets , such as machinery or equipment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of liquidity¹

From the Latin word liquiditās, dating back to 1610–20. See liquid, -ity

Example Sentences

As startups have stayed private longer and liquidity has become harder to secure for early employees and investors, more and more shareholders have looked for ways to unload their shares to others.

From TechCrunch

A Prospect spokesman disputed the claim, insisting that the company had “ample liquidity.”

From ProPublica

In its study, Research Affiliates notes that hedge fund managers and other liquidity providers stockpile XYZ’s shares before it joins the S&P, first during the rumor period, then at a faster pace when the S&P makes it official.

From Fortune

If ad tech CEOs are ever going to find a liquidity event in the market then probably now is the last chance to do so for a while.

From Digiday

The market can digest it, but there is the potential for liquidity impact.

From Fortune

“During its tenure, the Ahmadinejad government has increased liquidity by more than 600 percent,” adds Zahedi.

From The Daily Beast

But in these times of austerity, it may not have that kind of liquidity lying around.

From The Daily Beast

With liquidity so low, share prices began to wildly fluctuate.

From The Daily Beast

As banks began to face liquidity tightening in early 2007, discretion became the name of the game in the rate-fixing gambit.

From The Daily Beast

There's the John Maynard Keynes character arguing for fiscal stimulus to jolt the economy out of a liquidity trap.

From The Daily Beast

The object of this is to keep the honey in a certain state of liquidity, by preventing the evaporation of the water it contains.

From Project Gutenberg

The Andalusian showed in her coy yet open air, in her small, broad hand and foot, in a languorous liquidity of eye.

From Project Gutenberg

The motion of liquidity which the surfaces possessed before contact is now checked, and the pieces of ice freeze together.

From Project Gutenberg

Cones built of lava vary in form according to the liquidity of the lava.

From Project Gutenberg

In many a place, criminals are the only ones who have any liquidity at all.

From Project Gutenberg