transcription, транскрипция: [ lɪkwzɪdeɪt ]
( liquidates, liquidating, liquidated)
1.
To liquidate a company is to close it down and sell all its assets, usually because it is in debt. ( BUSINESS )
A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company.
VERB : V n
• liq‧ui‧da‧tion
(liquidations)
The company went into liquidation...
The number of company liquidations rose 11 per cent.
N-VAR
2.
If a company liquidates its assets, its property such as buildings or machinery is sold in order to get money. ( BUSINESS )
The company closed down operations and began liquidating its assets in January.
VERB : V n
3.
If someone in a position of power liquidates people who are causing problems, they get rid of them, usually by killing them.
They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals.
= eliminate
VERB : V n