How to Use illiquid in a Sentence

illiquid

adjective
  • What about that illiquid holding that makes up a third of the fund?
    — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2018
  • The fact is that survivors tend to prefer cash over hard, illiquid assets.
    — Meredith Moore, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The market for these tokens is still small and largely illiquid, but growing.
    — Paul Vigna, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Many bank assets, by contrast, are illiquid and long-term, such as loans to firms and homebuyers.
    — The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
  • That annoyed investors, but helped ensure the funds are not forced to sell illiquid assets at fire-sale prices.
    — The Economist, 28 June 2019
  • About half was tied up in illiquid investments such as local firms and factories.
    — The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Like watches and cars, fine wine is relatively illiquid and best suited for long-term holds.
    — Darryl Lyons, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That could potentially cause some of its more illiquid, small-cap holdings to trade sharply lower.
    — Michael Wursthorn, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2021
  • These micro-cap stocks are also very illiquid stocks that carry high transaction costs.
    — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Foreign cash and cash equivalents are subject to a higher one-time tax rate than illiquid assets are.
    — Richard Rubin, WSJ, 4 June 2018
  • When that happens, rates will rise too or the market might become illiquid and bond holders will lose money and can’t sell their debt.
    — Allison Schrager, Quartz, 18 July 2019
  • But even the congressman has conceded the language needs some work and doesn’t want illiquid stakes or voting shares to be taxed.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The same cannot be said about the relatively illiquid Kazakh market.
    — Alexander Sazonov, Bloomberg.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The Supreme Court's ruling in this case will likely set a precedent on whether illiquid assets can be taxed.
    — Laura Doan, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Yet in reality, these investors have an illiquid investment that is hard to spin into gold.
    — Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The credits are traded privately, and the market is highly illiquid.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2020
  • In recent years SWFs have piled into such illiquid assets (see chart 2).
    — The Economist, 23 May 2020
  • Most likely, illiquid assets will be able to pay the tax over an extended period, perhaps over seven or more years.
    — Eric Martel, Forbes, 7 June 2021
  • With a significant part of their portfolios in illiquid assets, some were forced to sell off those holdings at a loss in order to raise cash.
    — New York Times, 6 May 2021
  • These investors make long-term, largely illiquid commitments and agree to leave their money with the VC fund for years.
    — Eric Satz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In an election unlike any other, the hazards of relying too much on often illiquid betting markets were once again laid bare.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Bloomberg.com, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Plus, real estate is an illiquid asset, which can become a burden if the owners are careless about managing the rest of their wealth.
    — Paige Hagy, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The filing describes the investment as illiquid and suitable only for people who can leave their money untouched for a long time.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 20 June 2026
  • Musk is used to being leveraged, trading on his reputation or his illiquid assets to keep the flywheel spinning.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Since these fractional interests are illiquid, parents can claim a discount on the taxable value.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Weigh your options carefully before deciding to offload illiquid assets for a quick buck.
    — Block Advisors Contributor, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Fractional shares are illiquid outside of Robinhood and are not transferable.
    — William Earl, Variety, 13 May 2024
  • Fractional shares are illiquid outside of Robinhood and are not transferable.
    — Stephanie Tsai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Now the fall has gained momentum at a time of illiquid markets, so could have overshot, worsened by leveraged trades being closed out over the holidays.
    — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2018
  • Due to the illiquid nature of these investments, access to them is reduced to qualifying investors.
    — Karl Rogers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'illiquid.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: