liquidation

From liquidate + -ion.

• IPA^(key): /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

liquidation (countable and uncountable, plural liquidations)

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

3. (euphemistic) The murder of dehumanized victims.

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

• IPA^(key): /li.ki.da.sjɔ̃/

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liquidation f (plural liquidations)

1. sale, liquidation (sale of goods at reduced prices)
2. liquidation

• “liquidation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012