liquidation (noun)

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• liquidation — liquidate ► VERB 1) wind up the affairs of (a company) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets. 2) convert (assets) into cash. 3) pay off (a debt). 4) informal eliminate; kill. DERIVATIVES liquidation noun liquidator noun …   English terms dictionary

• liquidation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ compulsory (BrE), forced (AmE), voluntary VERB + LIQUIDATION ▪ be forced into, be placed in (BrE), be put into (BrE), go into …   Collocations dictionary

• liquidation — noun (C, U) 1 the act of closing down a company in order to pay its debts by selling its assets asset (1): go into liquidation: land being sold off because the builder has gone into liquidation 2 the act of paying a debt …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• liquidation — noun /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ a) The process of converting into cash (or into an asset with high liquidity). The store is having a liquidation sale, everything must go as they go out of business. b) The selling of the assets of a business as part of the… …   Wiktionary

• liquidation — 1570s, noun of action from L.L. liquidare (see LIQUIDATE (Cf. liquidate)); originally as a legal term in reference to assets; of inconvenient groups of persons, 1925 in communist writings …   Etymology dictionary

• liquidation — noun see liquidate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Liquidation — When a firm s business is terminated, assets are sold, proceeds pay creditors and any leftovers are distributed to shareholders. Any transaction that offsets or closes out a Long or short position. Related: buy in, evening up, offsetliquidity.… …   Financial and business terms

• liquidation — Occurs when a firm s business is terminated. assets are sold, proceeds are used to pay creditors, and any leftovers are distributed to shareholders. Any transaction that offsets or closes out a long or short position. Related: buy in, evening up …   Financial and business terms

• liquidation — UK [ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms liquidation : singular liquidation plural liquidations business 1) a situation in which a business closes and sells everything it owns in order to pay money that it owes go into… …   English dictionary

• liquidation — /ˌlɪkwɪ deɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. ♦ liquidation of a debt payment of a debt 2. the winding up or closing of a company and selling of its assets ♦ on a liquidation basis at a very low bid price to encourage buyers ♦ the company went into liquidation the… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• liquidation — liq|ui|da|tion [ ,lıkwı deıʃn ] noun count or uncount BUSINESS 1. ) a situation in which a business closes and sells everything it owns in order to pay money that it owes: go into liquidation: The toy manufacturer has gone into liquidation. 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English