liquidation

liq·ui·date  (lkw-dt)

v. liq·ui·dat·ed, liq·ui·dat·ing, liq·ui·dates

v.tr.

1.

a. To pay off (a debt, a claim, or an obligation); settle.

b. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.

2. To convert (assets) into cash.

3. To put an end to; abolish.

4. To put to death; kill.

v.intr.

1. To settle a debt, a claim, or an obligation.

2. To settle the affairs of a business or an estate by disposing of its assets and liabilities. See Synonyms at eliminate.

---

[Late Latin liquidre, liquidt-, to melt, from Latin liquidus, liquid; see liquid.]

---

liqui·dation n.

liqui·dator n.

---

liquidation

Noun

1.

a. the dissolving of a company by selling its assets to pay off its debts

b. go into liquidation (of a business firm) to have its affairs so terminated

2. destruction; elimination

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	liquidation - termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities settlement ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" viaticus settlement, viatical settlement - sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder
	2.	liquidation - the act of exterminating extermination destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
	3.	liquidation - the murder of a competitor elimination murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

Translations

liquidation [lɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən] n → liquidación f;

to go into liquidation → entrar en liquidación

liquidation [lɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən] n → liquidation f;

to go into liquidation → déposer son bilan

liquidation [lɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən] liquid n → Liquidation f

liquidation [lɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən] n → liquidazione f;

to go into liquidation → andare in liquidazione