LIQUIDATION


Meaning of LIQUIDATION in English

/ ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] the action of liquidating sb/sth :

The company has gone into liquidation .

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French , from liquider liquidate, based on Latin liquidus , from liquere be liquid.

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