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liquidation

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: liquidation

1
n
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
2
n
the act of exterminating
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: liquidation
1

n termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

Synonyms:
settlement
Types:
viatical settlement, viaticus settlement
sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder
Type of:
conclusion, ending, termination
the act of ending something
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n the act of exterminating

Synonyms:
extermination
Type of:
destruction, devastation
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

n the murder of a competitor

Synonyms:
elimination
Type of:
execution, murder, slaying
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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