liquidation

CEFRB2

/ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The closing of a business and sale of its property.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The murder of dehumanized victims.

Examples

  • The company went into liquidation due to unpaid debts.

  • They're holding a liquidation sale.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

More examples

In context

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

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

Synonyms

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The court ordered the immediate blank of the failing business to pay creditors.

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Origin

noun

From liquidate + -ion.