liquidation

/ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ

compulsory, voluntary

VERB + LIQUIDATION

be forced into, be placed in, be put into, go into

After the scandal, the company was placed in liquidation and all assets were sold off.

PREP

in ~

The bank announced that three failing branches would go into liquidation by the end of the year.

noun

The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.

The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.

The store is having a liquidation sale: everything must go as they go out of business.

The murder of dehumanized victims.

Near-synonyms: devitalization, fatality; see also Thesaurus:death, Thesaurus:killing

noun — the murder of a competitor

noun — termination of a business operation by using its assets to d

noun — the act of exterminating

The store is having a liquidation sale: everything must go as they go out of business.

Wiktionary

Near-synonyms: devitalization, fatality; see also Thesaurus:death, Thesaurus:killing

Wiktionary

They're holding a liquidation sale.

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In some senses, liquidation is marked as euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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