liquidation

Word family verbliquidateliquidizenounliquidationliquidatorliquidityliquidizerliquidnessliquid assetsadverbliquidlyadjectiveliquid

Related topics: Loans

liq·ui·da·tion /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

1 BFLthe act of closing a company by selling the things that belong to it, in order to pay its debts 停业清盘，清算〔指公司停业后出售资产以偿还债务〕

Hundreds of small businesses went into liquidation (=were closed).

数以百计的小公司破产了。

2. BFLthe act of paying a debt 〔债务的〕清偿

Examples from the Corpus

liquidation• Boro have been involved in photo-finishes since the 1986 liquidation crisis, while Lawrence performed a permanent highwire act at Charlton Athletic.• A director is not an employee of the company and is not entitled to preferential payment when the company goes into liquidation.• Neither wants to accept responsibility for the repairs needed since the previous contractor went into liquidation.• The retailer said inventory liquidation sales will begin next week at the 86 stores, at sites across the country.• It may, for example, involve liquidation fraud, where a company voluntarily goes into liquidation to avoid its responsibilities.• But his group also faces the threat of liquidation proceedings over a A$150million disputed indemnity agreement.• The liquidator therefore claimed for recovery of the deficit on liquidation.• And so he overlooks liquidation of twenty million people in Soviet Union.

went into liquidation• In mid-1985 Berg went into liquidation with a deficit of some £15m.• The Thames and Chilterns Tourist Board went into liquidation last month amid allegations that it had been living beyond its means.• Continental Assurance Company went into liquidation last month with estimated debts of £6.8m.• The receiving company went into liquidation the following month.• Neither wants to accept responsibility for the repairs needed since the previous contractor went into liquidation.• Some problems emerged in Liverpool when one company associated with the site went into liquidation.• Remember Ti'ko, the computer company that went into liquidation last November?

From Longman Business Dictionary

liquidationliq·ui·da·tion /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]FINANCE

1the action of selling an investment

Manila’s market dropped 26.08 points following a liquidation of foreign investments.

2when a company stops operating because it is in financial difficulty and its assets are sold to pay its debts

Creditors have taken steps to force the studio into liquidation.

No doubt more firms will go into liquidation because they took on too much debt.

→ compulsory liquidation → voluntary liquidation

单词	liquidation
释义	liquidation Word family verbliquidateliquidizenounliquidationliquidatorliquidityliquidizerliquidnessliquid assetsadverbliquidlyadjectiveliquid Related topics: Loans liq·ui·da·tion /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] 1 BFLthe act of closing a company by selling the things that belong to it, in order to pay its debts 停业清盘，清算〔指公司停业后出售资产以偿还债务〕 Hundreds of small businesses went into liquidation (=were closed). 数以百计的小公司破产了。 2. BFLthe act of paying a debt 〔债务的〕清偿 Examples from the Corpus liquidation• Boro have been involved in photo-finishes since the 1986 liquidation crisis, while Lawrence performed a permanent highwire act at Charlton Athletic.• A director is not an employee of the company and is not entitled to preferential payment when the company goes into liquidation.• Neither wants to accept responsibility for the repairs needed since the previous contractor went into liquidation.• The retailer said inventory liquidation sales will begin next week at the 86 stores, at sites across the country.• It may, for example, involve liquidation fraud, where a company voluntarily goes into liquidation to avoid its responsibilities.• But his group also faces the threat of liquidation proceedings over a A$150million disputed indemnity agreement.• The liquidator therefore claimed for recovery of the deficit on liquidation.• And so he overlooks liquidation of twenty million people in Soviet Union. went into liquidation• In mid-1985 Berg went into liquidation with a deficit of some £15m.• The Thames and Chilterns Tourist Board went into liquidation last month amid allegations that it had been living beyond its means.• Continental Assurance Company went into liquidation last month with estimated debts of £6.8m.• The receiving company went into liquidation the following month.• Neither wants to accept responsibility for the repairs needed since the previous contractor went into liquidation.• Some problems emerged in Liverpool when one company associated with the site went into liquidation.• Remember Ti'ko, the computer company that went into liquidation last November? From Longman Business Dictionary liquidationliq·ui·da·tion /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]FINANCE 1the action of selling an investment Manila’s market dropped 26.08 points following a liquidation of foreign investments. 2when a company stops operating because it is in financial difficulty and its assets are sold to pay its debts Creditors have taken steps to force the studio into liquidation. No doubt more firms will go into liquidation because they took on too much debt. → compulsory liquidation → voluntary liquidation
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