liquidation
Americannoun
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the process of realizing upon assets and of discharging liabilities in concluding the affairs of a business, estate, etc.
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the process of converting securities or commodities into cash.
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the state of being liquidated.
an estate in liquidation.
noun
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the process of terminating the affairs of a business firm, etc, by realizing its assets to discharge its liabilities
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the state of a business firm, etc, having its affairs so terminated (esp in the phrase to go into liquidation )
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destruction; elimination
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Etymology
Origin of liquidation
Vocabulary lists containing liquidation
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Pro-business legal architecture ensured a greater tolerance for business failures than in Europe; Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization is designed to preserve and restructure viable firms, rather than push them into liquidation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026
The company itself had less than £1m on its balance sheet, and was put into liquidation in December 2025.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
The IPO is typically a liquidation event for the benefit of founders, early investors and other insiders.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
What’s more, a liquidation could disrupt an investor’s portfolio allocation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
His accountant, Itzhak Stern, thought that Schindler committed to saving Jews after he witnessed the mass killings during the liquidation of the Kraków ghetto.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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