Liquidation

  • 31Liquidation — liquidieren »eine Forderung in Rechnung stellen; eine Gesellschaft, ein Geschäft auflösen; beseitigen, tilgen; töten, umbringen«. Das Verb wurde um 1600 in der Kaufmannssprache aus it. liquidare »ins Reine bringen, klarlegen« entlehnt. Dies… …

    Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • 32liquidation — /lik wi day sheuhn/, n. 1. the process of realizing upon assets and of discharging liabilities in concluding the affairs of a business, estate, etc. 2. the process of converting securities or commodities into cash. 3. the state of being… …

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  • 33liquidation — noun /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ a) The process of converting into cash (or into an asset with high liquidity). The store is having a liquidation sale, everything must go as they go out of business. b) The selling of the assets of a business as part of the… …

    Wiktionary

  • 34Liquidation — Li|qui|da|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 1. Auflösung, Aufgabe (eines Unternehmens); in Liquidation treten 2. Abwicklung (der Verpflichtungen eines Unternehmens) 3. Tötung, Beseitigung (von unliebsamen Personen) 4. (bei freien Berufen) Berechnung… …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 35liquidation — liq|ui|da|tion [ˌlıkwıˈdeıʃən] n [U and C] 1.) the act of closing a company by selling the things that belong to it, in order to pay its debts ▪ Hundreds of small businesses went into liquidation (=were closed) . 2.) the act of paying a debt …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36liquidation n — When bottled water is cheap it s called a liquidation sale …

    English expressions

  • 37liquidation — The extinguishment of a debt by payment. Flecker v Bank of United States (US) 8 Wheat 338, 5 L Ed 631. The ascertainment of the amount of a debt or demand by agreement or by legal proceedings. In a more common sense of the term, the winding up of …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 38liquidation — liquidate ► VERB 1) wind up the affairs of (a company) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets. 2) convert (assets) into cash. 3) pay off (a debt). 4) informal eliminate; kill. DERIVATIVES liquidation noun liquidator noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 39liquidation — n. the process of liquidating a company etc. Phrases and idioms: go into liquidation (of a company etc.) be wound up and have its assets apportioned …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 40Liquidation judiciaire — Liquidation La liquidation d une société est une opération consistant à transformer en argent les éléments de l actif et à payer les dettes sociales de la société. Liquidation amiable La phase de liquidation d une société intervient après sa… …

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