self-liquidating \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective 1.: of or relating to a commercial transaction in which goods are converted into cash in a short time 2.: generating funds from its own operations to repay the original investment made to create it < a self-liquidating housing project >