illiquidity

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/ˌɪlɪˈkwɪdɪti/

noun

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

Opposite
liquidity
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Meanings

nounilliquidity (countable and uncountable, plural illiquidities)

plural illiquidities

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

    Antonyms: liquidity

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Opposite
liquidity

Origin

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

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Translations

French illiquidité
  • illiquiditélack of liquidity
German Illiquidität, Zahlungsunfähigkeit
  • Illiquiditätlack of liquidity
  • Zahlungsunfähigkeitlack of liquidity
Irish neamhleachtacht
  • neamhleachtachtlack of liquidity
Portuguese iliquidez
  • iliquidezlack of liquidity
Spanish iliquidez
  • iliquidezlack of liquidity
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APA

illiquidity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illiquidity

MLA

“illiquidity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illiquidity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illiquidity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illiquidity.

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