liquidity
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liquidity
- /lɪkˈwɪdəti/
Where it comes from
From liquid + -ity, from Latin liquiditas. In their financial and economic senses, this and various associated terms all involve portraying assets figuratively as if they were liquids and solids, dissolving the solids with solvents, freezing and thawing, and so on.
noun liquidities
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The state or property of being liquid.
Opposite: illiquidity, nonliquidity
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The degree of which something is in high supply and demand, making it easily convertible to cash.
Opposite: illiquidity, nonliquidity
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An asset's property of being able to be sold without affecting its value; the degree to which it can be easily converted into cash.
Some stocks are traded so rarely that they lack liquidity.
Opposite: illiquidity, nonliquidity
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Availability of cash over short term: ability to service short-term debt.
This is often phrased in terms of whether they are facing liquidity or solvency problems; but I think it’s better phrased in terms of the possibility of self-fulfilling crises, a la Obstfeld.
Opposite: illiquidity, nonliquidity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fluidity, fluidness, runniness, refinancing, solvency, liquidation, illiquidity, turnover, money, cash, cashflow, cash-flow, negotiability, treasury, mobility, ecb
Translations
Every language
noun state of being liquid
| Español | liquidez |
|---|---|
| Português | liquidez |
| Deutsch | Flüssigsein |
| Ελληνικά | ρευστότητα refstótita |
| Română | lichiditate |
noun property of being able to be easily converted into cash
| 한국어 | 환금성 hwan'geumseong |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 流動性 ryūdōsei |
| 中文 | 流動性 /流动性 liúdòngxìng |
| Deutsch | Liquidität, Verfügbarkeit |
| Italiano | liquidità |
| Ελληνικά | ρευστότητα refstótita |
| Русский | ликви́дность likvídnostʹ |
noun finance: availability of cash over short term
| Deutsch | Zahlungsbereitschaft |
|---|---|
| Italiano | liquidità |
| Ελληνικά | ρευστότητα refstótita |
| Русский | ликви́дность likvídnostʹ |
Talk about this word "liquidity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/liquidity. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. liquidity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/liquidity "liquidity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/liquidity.Cite this
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title = {liquidity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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