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illiquidity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɪlɪˈkwɪdɪti/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 L IH0 K W IH1 D IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being illiquid; a lack of liquidity; difficulty in selling out an asset.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: liquidity

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, illiquid + -ity, or, by surface analysis, il- + liquidity. Regarding the metaphors involved, more at liquidity.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: illiquidité — lack of liquidity
  • German: Illiquidität — lack of liquidity
  • German: Zahlungsunfähigkeit — lack of liquidity
  • Irish: neamhleachtacht — lack of liquidity
  • Portuguese: iliquidez — lack of liquidity
  • Spanish: iliquidez — lack of liquidity