illiquid
adjective
il·liq·uid
(ˌ)i(l)-ˈlik-wəd 
1
: not being cash or readily convertible into cash
illiquid holdings
2
: deficient in liquid assets
an illiquid bank
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Eventually, in the face of uncertainty and fear, households and small businesses start to prefer holding cash to illiquid investment; as a result, growth persistently declines.
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Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2023
Fractional shares are illiquid outside of Robinhood and are not transferable.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 May 2024
Yet in reality, these investors have an illiquid investment that is hard to spin into gold.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Such trades sometimes indicate a lower valuation than a company might achieve in an IPO, as private shares are relatively illiquid.
—Ryan Gould, Bloomberg.com, 28 Jan. 2024
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Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2023
Fractional shares are illiquid outside of Robinhood and are not transferable.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 May 2024
Yet in reality, these investors have an illiquid investment that is hard to spin into gold.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Such trades sometimes indicate a lower valuation than a company might achieve in an IPO, as private shares are relatively illiquid.
—Ryan Gould, Bloomberg.com, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Illiquid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illiquid. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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