self-liquidation
|self-li-quid-a-tion|
/ˌsɛlf.lɪ.kwɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/
to pay off itself / settle by own proceeds
Etymology
'self-liquidation' is formed from the Old English element 'self' and the noun 'liquidation' (from French 'liquidation', from Latin 'liquidare'), where 'self' meant 'the same person or thing' and Latin 'liquidare' meant 'to make liquid' or more broadly 'to settle/clear'.
'liquidation' came into English via Old French/Norman French 'liquidacion' (medieval Latin 'liquidatio') from Latin 'liquidare'; 'self' comes from Old English 'self'. The compound 'self-liquidation' is a later English formation combining these elements to describe a process of settling or paying off from one's own resources.
Initially 'liquidare' had the literal sense 'to make liquid'; over time 'liquidation' came to mean 'the act of settling a debt or converting assets to cash', and 'self-liquidation' evolved to mean 'settling or paying off from one's own proceeds' rather than the literal making liquid.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the characteristic or process by which a project, asset, or loan generates sufficient revenue to repay itself (i.e., pays off its debt or cost from its own proceeds).
The highway was designed as a self-liquidation project: tolls were expected to cover construction and loan repayment within 15 years.
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Noun 2
the act of liquidating assets or settling obligations by internal means (using proceeds generated by the assets or enterprise) rather than by external intervention or sale to third parties.
Through careful cost control and asset sales, the firm achieved self-liquidation without entering formal bankruptcy proceedings.
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Last updated: 2025/11/05 23:53