liquidityn.

Brit.

/lᵻˈkwɪdᵻti/, U.S.

/lɪˈkwɪdᵻdi/

Etymology: < Latin liquiditāt-em, < liquidus liquid adj.: see -ity suffix. Compare French liquidité.

a. The quality or condition of being liquid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > [noun] > quality or condition of being

liquor1477

liquidness1530

fluxure1600

fluidity1605

liquidity1620

fluidnessa1631

runnability1920

1620 T. Venner Via Recta viii. 183 They..doe..by reason of their liquiditie, very fitly prepare the way for other meats.

1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix (1713) 83 Air and Water, for their thinness and liquidity, are very like one another.

1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall 82 Passing from a state of liquidity into a state of solidity.

1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 398 Lavas owe their liquidity to melted bitumen and sulphur.

a1832 J. Bentham Fragm. Ontol. in Wks. (1843) VIII. 200/2 Of such of them as are in a state of fluidity, liquidity and gaseosity included.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. iii. 29 Heavy rain fell,..but it came from a region high above that of liquidity.

1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. ix. 37 When water freezes, or becomes solid, this amount of heat which is necessary to keep the water in the liquid form, and is therefore well termed termed the heat of liquidity, is evolved, or rendered sensible.

1881 G. MacDonald Mary Marston I. ii. 33 Eyes..with..more than a touch of hardness in the midst of their liquidity.

†b. Rarefied condition, subtlety. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing iv. 38 The spirits for their liquidity are more uncapable than the fluid Medium, which is the conveyer of Sounds, to persevere in the continued repetition of vocal Airs.

c. Of sound: Clearness or purity of tone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun] > purity and clearness

lightness1817

liquidity1817

liquidness1839

1817 J. Keats Sleep & Poetry 371 The wild Thrilling liquidity of dewy piping.

1819 P. Morris in Blackwood's Mag. 6 309 The mind wandering abroad rejoices in joining itself with..the soothing liquidity of rivers.

1821 Examiner 155/2 Sweet and indefinable liquidity of tone.

d. Economics. The interchangeability of assets and money.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > converting into money or cash > ability to be readily cashed

liquidity1923

1923 R. G. Hawtrey Currency & Credit (ed. 2) v. 83 The liquidity of the Bank of England is secured by its power of printing notes, and the interchangeability of its deposits with cash is absolute.

1925 G. G. Munn Bank Credit i. 9 Gold is the ultimate in liquidity, the ultimate intermediate of exchange, and is ipso facto irredeemable.

1936 J. M. Keynes Gen. Theory Employment xvii. 241 Money itself rapidly loses the attribute of ‘liquidity’ if its future supply is expected to undergo sharp changes.

1958 Economist 26 July 281/2 The real spark-plug of expansion—improved international liquidity—cannot be discussed in the Commonwealth context alone.

1962 C. H. Kreps Money i. i. 12 One view of the fundamental nature of interest regards interest as compensation for loss of liquidity.

1969 Times 5 May (Suppl.) p. iv/3 The market would lose its liquidity... As liquidity declined.., public confidence would lessen considerably.

1972 Accountant 23 Mar. 385/1 It was necessary to increase liquidity during the year to finance the continuing substantial capital programme.

Compounds

liquidity preference n. the holding of assets in money or near-money in preference to securities or interest-bearing investments.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > management of assets, capital, or investments

marshalment1790

abstinence1836

gearing1932

liquidity preference1936

inflation-proofing1973

intermediation1977

1936 J. M. Keynes Gen. Theory Employment xiii. 168 Liquidity-preference is a potentiality or functional tendency, which fixes the quantity of money which the public will hold when the rate of interest is given.

1940 G. Crowther Outl. Money ii. 76 The more highly developed banking systems are more prone to suffer from such a ‘liquidity preference’ than the less developed countries.

1962 C. H. Kreps Money i. i. 12 Using this liquidity-preference approach, we may say that wealth held in absolutely liquid form—in the form of money, that is—yields its owner no income.

liquidity ratio n. that proportion of total assets which is held in liquid or cash form, esp. by a bank.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > action of placing to one's credit > sum placed to one's credit > assets > proportion held in cash

liquidity ratio1940

1940 Economist 27 Jan. 152/1 The attainment of a more than adequate liquidity ratio is perhaps the main feature..over the past year.

1961 Ann. Reg. 1960 488 The ‘liquidity ratio’ is the proportion of ‘liquid assets’, i.e. cash, short money and bills, to gross deposits.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	liquidity
释义	liquidityn. Brit. /lᵻˈkwɪdᵻti/, U.S. /lɪˈkwɪdᵻdi/ Etymology: < Latin liquiditāt-em, < liquidus liquid adj.: see -ity suffix. Compare French liquidité. a. The quality or condition of being liquid. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > [noun] > quality or condition of being liquor1477 liquidness1530 fluxure1600 fluidity1605 liquidity1620 fluidnessa1631 runnability1920 1620 T. Venner Via Recta viii. 183 They..doe..by reason of their liquiditie, very fitly prepare the way for other meats. 1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix (1713) 83 Air and Water, for their thinness and liquidity, are very like one another. 1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall 82 Passing from a state of liquidity into a state of solidity. 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 398 Lavas owe their liquidity to melted bitumen and sulphur. a1832 J. Bentham Fragm. Ontol. in Wks. (1843) VIII. 200/2 Of such of them as are in a state of fluidity, liquidity and gaseosity included. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. iii. 29 Heavy rain fell,..but it came from a region high above that of liquidity. 1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. ix. 37 When water freezes, or becomes solid, this amount of heat which is necessary to keep the water in the liquid form, and is therefore well termed termed the heat of liquidity, is evolved, or rendered sensible. 1881 G. MacDonald Mary Marston I. ii. 33 Eyes..with..more than a touch of hardness in the midst of their liquidity. †b. Rarefied condition, subtlety. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing iv. 38 The spirits for their liquidity are more uncapable than the fluid Medium, which is the conveyer of Sounds, to persevere in the continued repetition of vocal Airs. c. Of sound: Clearness or purity of tone. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun] > purity and clearness lightness1817 liquidity1817 liquidness1839 1817 J. Keats Sleep & Poetry 371 The wild Thrilling liquidity of dewy piping. 1819 P. Morris in Blackwood's Mag. 6 309 The mind wandering abroad rejoices in joining itself with..the soothing liquidity of rivers. 1821 Examiner 155/2 Sweet and indefinable liquidity of tone. d. Economics. The interchangeability of assets and money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > converting into money or cash > ability to be readily cashed liquidity1923 1923 R. G. Hawtrey Currency & Credit (ed. 2) v. 83 The liquidity of the Bank of England is secured by its power of printing notes, and the interchangeability of its deposits with cash is absolute. 1925 G. G. Munn Bank Credit i. 9 Gold is the ultimate in liquidity, the ultimate intermediate of exchange, and is ipso facto irredeemable. 1936 J. M. Keynes Gen. Theory Employment xvii. 241 Money itself rapidly loses the attribute of ‘liquidity’ if its future supply is expected to undergo sharp changes. 1958 Economist 26 July 281/2 The real spark-plug of expansion—improved international liquidity—cannot be discussed in the Commonwealth context alone. 1962 C. H. Kreps Money i. i. 12 One view of the fundamental nature of interest regards interest as compensation for loss of liquidity. 1969 Times 5 May (Suppl.) p. iv/3 The market would lose its liquidity... As liquidity declined.., public confidence would lessen considerably. 1972 Accountant 23 Mar. 385/1 It was necessary to increase liquidity during the year to finance the continuing substantial capital programme. Compounds liquidity preference n. the holding of assets in money or near-money in preference to securities or interest-bearing investments. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > management of assets, capital, or investments marshalment1790 abstinence1836 gearing1932 liquidity preference1936 inflation-proofing1973 intermediation1977 1936 J. M. Keynes Gen. Theory Employment xiii. 168 Liquidity-preference is a potentiality or functional tendency, which fixes the quantity of money which the public will hold when the rate of interest is given. 1940 G. Crowther Outl. Money ii. 76 The more highly developed banking systems are more prone to suffer from such a ‘liquidity preference’ than the less developed countries. 1962 C. H. Kreps Money i. i. 12 Using this liquidity-preference approach, we may say that wealth held in absolutely liquid form—in the form of money, that is—yields its owner no income. liquidity ratio n. that proportion of total assets which is held in liquid or cash form, esp. by a bank. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > action of placing to one's credit > sum placed to one's credit > assets > proportion held in cash liquidity ratio1940 1940 Economist 27 Jan. 152/1 The attainment of a more than adequate liquidity ratio is perhaps the main feature..over the past year. 1961 Ann. Reg. 1960 488 The ‘liquidity ratio’ is the proportion of ‘liquid assets’, i.e. cash, short money and bills, to gross deposits. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1620
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