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Definition of “liquidation

liquidation (ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃənPronunciation for liquidation

Definitions

noun

    1. the process of terminating the affairs of a business firm, etc, by realizing its assets to discharge its liabilities
    2. the state of a business firm, etc, having its affairs so terminated (esp in the phrase to go into liquidation)
  1. destruction; elimination

Usage examples

  • A ministry dedicated to the liquidation of the bourgeois family!
    Appiganesi, Lisa, Dreams of Innocence (1994)
  • As the buyer went into liquidation , the appellant offered a bank guarantee, which was subsequently rejected.
    Business Today (1996)
  • He has written to the head of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission seeking support for liquidation.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • The businesses of yachtsman Pete Goss went into liquidation yesterday following the loss of his £4.5m catamaran in the Atlantic.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • The business was a victim of the recession and he had to put it into liquidation.
    Thompson, Sir Peter, Sharing the Success - the story of NFC (1990)

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