liquidity
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From liquid + -ity, from Latin liquiditas.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]liquidity (countable and uncountable, plural liquidities)
- (finance) The degree of which something is in high supply and demand, making it easily convertible to cash.
- (uncountable) The state or property of being liquid.
- (economics, countable) 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.
- (finance) Availability of cash over short term: ability to service short-term debt.
- 2011 August 7, Paul Krugman, “A Self-Fulfilling Euro Crisis? (Wonkish)”, in The New York Times[1]:
- 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.
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[edit]state of being liquid
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property of being able to be easily converted into cash
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finance: availability of cash over short term
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