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Liquid

A state of matter with a fixed volume but no fixed shape, flowing to fill its container.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Market liquidity

How quickly an asset can be bought or sold without moving its price; cash is the most liquid asset.

First in use: the 1900s

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Money that flows like water.

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