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How to pronounce liquidates

Say it like LIK-wih-dayts. Liquidates has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LIK).

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US American/ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪts/LIK-wih-dayts
UK British/ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪts/LIK-wih-dayts
  • LIK
  • wih
  • dayts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Liquidates pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. LIKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. wihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  3. daytsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of liquidates

American and British speakers say liquidates in essentially the same way: /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪts/ in the US and /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪts/ in the UK.

British respelling: LIK-wih-dayts.

What does liquidates mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of liquidate How to pronounce liquidate

Questions about saying liquidates

How do you pronounce liquidates?

Say LIK-wih-dayts. The American pronunciation is /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪts/. In British English it is /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in liquidates?

Liquidates has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LIK). Broken into parts: LIK · wih · dayts.

Do Americans and Brits say liquidates the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪts/ and the British form is /ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪts/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).