what does it mean to liquidate money 
to liquidate means to convert assets into cash for example a person may sell their home car or other asset and receive cash for doing so this is known as liquidation many assets are assessed based on how liquid they are for example a home is not very liquid because it takes time to sell a house which involves getting it ready for sale assessing the value putting it up for sale and finding a buyer on the other hand stocks are more liquid as they can be easily sold and cash received from the sale if they have appreciated 