liquidity

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance

US /lɪˈkwɪdɪti/ UK /lɪˈkwɪdɪti/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the availability of cash or easily convertible assets

The bank lacked the liquidity to cover sudden withdrawals.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the availability of cash or... solvency cash fluidityliquidnessconvertibility

Opposites

illiquidityinsolvency

Word family

Related forms liquidliquidateliquor

Etymology

From liquid (from Latin liquidus 'flowing, fluid', from liquēre 'to be fluid') + -ity, the noun suffix from Latin -itās.

liquidus Latin liquēre Latin

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Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives

# liquidity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** lɪˈkwɪdɪti
**IPA (UK):** lɪˈkwɪdɪti

## Meanings
1. the availability of cash or easily convertible assets

## Examples
- The bank lacked the liquidity to cover sudden withdrawals.

## Synonyms
- solvency
- cash
- fluidity
- liquidness
- convertibility

## Antonyms
- illiquidity
- insolvency

## Related Forms
- liquid
- liquidate
- liquor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: liquidus
- Root: liquēre

## Etymology
From liquid (from Latin liquidus 'flowing, fluid', from liquēre 'to be fluid') + -ity, the noun suffix from Latin -itās.

## AI Etymology
Liquidity comes from liquid (from Latin liquidus 'flowing, fluid', from liquēre 'to be fluid') + -ity, the noun suffix from Latin -itās. The etymological trail includes Latin liquidus, Latin liquēre. The same word family includes liquid, liquidate, liquor. Its current noun use means "the availability of cash or easily convertible assets".

## Topics
- Money & Finance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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