liquidity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
    liquid state; liquidness; liquid.
  2. noun the property of flowing easily
    fluidness; runniness; liquidness; fluidity.
    • adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased
    • they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer
  3. noun being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability

WordNet

Li*quid"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. liquiditas, fr. liquidus liquid: cf. F. liquidité.
Definitions
  1. The state or quality of being liquid. (Finance) the quality of being readily convertible to cash.

Webster 1913