Liquidation

Word LIQUIDATION
Character 11
Hyphenation liq ui da tion
Pronunciations /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Liquidation"

What do we mean by liquidation?

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

The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.

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

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The word "liquidation" in example sentences

Mr. Antonucci, who pleaded guilty to fraud last week, including criminal charges about this transaction, changed the name of the assets to Park Avenue Property & Casualty Insurance Co., the company that is currently in liquidation in the court. ❋ David Benoit (2010)

If so, four or five years, I doubt Obama will be able to pull off the same hijinx and will probably just have to let them enter into a normal bankruptcy process which could very well result in liquidation whereby those UAW pensions are dropped onto the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. ❋ Ilya (2009)

"When the price and the open interest drop, that is called liquidation," Mr. Gero said. ❋ Tatyana Shumsky (2011)

In 1981, when we went in liquidation, we were poised to become mainstream publishers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"There was some short-term liquidation," said Tom Tucci , head of U.S. government bond trading in New York at primary dealer RBC Capital Markets LLC. ❋ Min Zeng (2011)

Combined with customers who would steer clear of Detroit brands because of uncertainty surrounding maintenance warranties, a messy bankruptcy could have have kicked off a vicious downward spiral that could have ended in liquidation and enormous job losses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fine purveyors of vibrating massage chairs and miniature plastic pinball tables, the liquidation is being handled by Gordon Brothers Retail Partners. ❋ Unknown (2008)

“We are operating the Earth like it is a business in liquidation,” he says. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We do not write anything off until, if liquidation is resorted to, all our security has been realized upon, so that we know exactly how much our loss is. ❋ Unknown (1975)

When railroads go into liquidation, is it not our practice to place them in the hands of receivers, and has not such management been found to be as honest and efficient as that of the men appointed by the railroad corporations? ❋ Unknown (1906)

To force payment from the generous but insolvent debtor -- to obtain liquidation from the Southern planter -- was really the soulless and mercenary object of the craven ❋ Bret Harte (1869)

To force payment from the generous but insolvent debtor -- to obtain liquidation from the Southern planter -- was really the soulless and mercenary object of the craven Northerners. ❋ Bret Harte (1869)

Special Edition VII published in 2008 entitled, "Final Opportunity 2009," projected that the following year 2009 would be the last year to begin a long term liquidation of conventional equities for those who failed to do so at the all-time double high in 2007. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's not a short-term liquidation sale, but a transfer back to the old punk-rock pricing of the good old days.

Anantha Nageswaran, head of investment research at Bank Julius Baer, said: "The dollar rally over the last two months was unsustainable and it was brought about by short-term liquidation pressures by many hedge funds and because of a mistaken feeling that the US economic numbers had turned the corner." ❋ Unknown (2008)

One way managers can delay the inevitable: putting less-liquid assets into "side pockets" and shifting them from main funds into long-term liquidation vehicles. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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