Main entry: neutralise, neutralize, do in, waste, knock off, liquidate
Definition: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Usage: The mafia liquidated the informer; the double agent was neutralized
Main entry: liquidate
Definition: settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
Usage: liquidate a company
Main entry: liquidate
Definition: convert into cash
Usage: I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband
Main entry: pay off, liquidate
Definition: eliminate by paying off (debts)