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self-liquidator

noun

Etymology

From self- + liquidator.

  1. derived from liquidus
  2. derived from *wleykʷ-✻ — “to make wet; moist”
  3. derived from liquidus — “fluid, liquid; clear, transparent”
  4. learned borrowing from liquidātus — “liquid; clear”
  5. suffixed as liquidator — “liquidate + or”
  6. formed as self-liquidator — “self- + liquidator”

Definitions

  1. A special offer that covers the promoter's costs despite being presented as a discount.

    • Self-liquidators were popular in the days of resale price maintenance, before the widespread development of retail discounting and mail order.

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