ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Liquidation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Liquidation is a noun meaning The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
  2. (euphemistic) The murder of dehumanized victims.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: devitalization, fatality; see also Thesaurus:death, Thesaurus:killing
The store is having a liquidation sale: everything must go as they go out of business.

Word Forms

Synonyms for liquidation

Depending on context, synonyms include devitalization, fatality, death, tomb, decease, decomposition.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include settlement, elimination, extermination, winding-up, divestment, bankruptcy.

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