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liquidation

English

Etymology

liquidate +? -ion

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?kw??de???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

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.
  3. (euphemistic) Murder of dehumanized victims by a regime (and possibly its allies).

Related terms

  • liquid
  • liquidate
  • liquidator
  • liquidity
  • liquidizer
  • liquor

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.ki.da.sj??/

Noun

liquidation f (plural liquidations)

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

Further reading

  • “liquidation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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windup

English

Alternative forms

  • wind-up

Noun

windup (plural windups)

  1. The act of ending or concluding something.
  2. The last part of something; a conclusion.
  3. (Britain) A practical joke or tease.
  4. (baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.

Adjective

windup (not comparable)

  1. Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand.

See also

  • wind up

Anagrams

  • upwind

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