likuid

Likuid is an adjective used in several languages to describe something in the liquid state or, in a financial context, assets that can be quickly converted to cash. In Indonesian and Malay, likuid commonly means liquid in the physical sense, as in fluids, and is also used in finance to refer to liquidity, with the noun form likuiditas denoting liquidity or liquid assets.

In scientific and everyday use, likuid describes substances that flow and assume the shape of their containers, in contrast to solid (padat) and gas (gas). In finance, the term is applied to assets or markets that can be readily traded for cash with minimal loss of value; phrases such as aset likuid or likuiditas pasar appear in financial discourse.

Etymology and related forms vary by language. Likuid derives from the idea of liquidity rooted in the Latin liquidus, and the form differs across languages. In Scandinavian languages such as Swedish and Danish, closely related terms like likvid and likviditet serve similar purposes in describing liquidity in financial contexts.

See also liquidity, liquid asset, liquid substance, asset liquidity.