🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

iliquidez

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ee-li-kee-dez

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Illiquidity/ˌɪl.ɪˈkwɪd.ə.ti/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A iliquidez do mercado imobiliário dificulta a venda rápida de propriedades."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of a security or other asset that cannot easily be sold or exchanged for cash without a substantial loss in value.

    "The unexpected market downturn caused severe illiquidity in the corporate bond sector."
  2. 2

    The state of a person or company having insufficient liquid assets to meet short-term financial obligations.

    "Many small businesses faced bankruptcy due to prolonged cash-flow illiquidity during the pandemic."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix 'il-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'liquidity', which traces back to the Latin 'liquidus' meaning fluid or clear. The term emerged in modern financial and economic discourse during the 20th century to describe assets that cannot easily be converted into cash without a significant loss in value.

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