The basis for the definition of liquidity as referring to cash and whatever is easily converted into cash is that the traditional terminology for liquidity is Tandid (literally, to convert to cash), actually or by estimation. Actual Tandid means converting commodities into cash by selling them. Tandid by estimation means evaluating commodities in order to arrive at the expected monetary value that can be realized from them.

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