Liquidation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

the act of exterminating

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˌɪkwɪdˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/lˌɪkwɪdˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˌɪkwɪdˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /lˌɪkwɪdˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

settlement extermination elimination

Word Forms

liquidate	verb	eliminate by paying off (debts)
settle	verb	dispose of; make a financial settlement
eliminate	verb	terminate, end, or take out

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

liquidación

terminación de una operación comercial mediante el uso de sus activos para cancelar sus pasivos

🇮🇹Italian

liquidazione

cessazione di un’attività aziendale utilizzando le proprie attività per estinguere le proprie passività

🇳🇱Dutch

liquidatie

beëindiging van een bedrijfsactiviteit door zijn activa te gebruiken om aan zijn verplichtingen te voldoen

🇵🇹Portuguese

liquidação

rescisão de uma operação comercial usando seus ativos para saldar suas responsabilidades

🇷🇺Russian

ликвидация

прекращение хозяйственной операции путем использования ее активов для погашения своих обязательств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिसमापन

अपनी देनदारियों को पूरा करने के लिए अपनी परिसंपत्तियों का उपयोग करके एक व्यवसाय संचालन की समाप्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

লিকুইডেশন

একটি ব্যবসায়িক কার্যক্রমের সমাপ্তি তার সম্পদ ব্যবহার করে তার দায় পরিশোধের জন্য

🇮🇳Tamil

கலைத்தல்

அதன் சொத்துக்களை அதன் பொறுப்புகளை நிறைவேற்ற பயன்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் ஒரு வணிக நடவடிக்கையை முடித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిసమాప్తి

దాని బాధ్యతలను విడుదల చేయడానికి దాని ఆస్తులను ఉపయోగించడం ద్వారా వ్యాపార కార్యకలాపాలను ముగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

लिक्विडेशन

त्याच्या दायित्वांचे निर्वाह करण्यासाठी त्याच्या मालमत्तेचा वापर करून व्यवसाय ऑपरेशनची समाप्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

લિક્વિડેશન

તેની જવાબદારીઓને છૂટા કરવા માટે તેની સંપત્તિનો ઉપયોગ કરીને વ્યવસાય કામગીરીને સમાપ્ત કરવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಿವಾಳಿ

ಅದರ ಹೊಣೆಗಾರಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರಹಾಕಲು ಅದರ ಸ್ವತ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിക്വിഡേഷൻ

അതിൻ്റെ ബാധ്യതകൾ തീർക്കാൻ അതിൻ്റെ ആസ്തികൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ഒരു ബിസിനസ്സ് പ്രവർത്തനം അവസാനിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਰਲਤਾ

ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਦੇਣਦਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਡਿਸਚਾਰਜ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇਸਦੀ ਸੰਪੱਤੀ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਸੰਚਾਲਨ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرسماپن

اس کے اثاثوں کو اس کی ذمہ داریوں کو ادا کرنے کے لیے استعمال کر کے کاروباری آپریشن کا خاتمہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

清算

通过使用其资产来解除其负债来终止业务运营

🇯🇵Japanese

清算

負債を免除するために資産を使用することによる事業運営の終了

🇰🇷Korean

변제

부채를 이행하기 위해 자산을 사용하여 사업 운영을 종료합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thanh lý

chấm dứt hoạt động kinh doanh bằng cách sử dụng tài sản của mình để thanh toán các khoản nợ

🇹🇭Thai

การชำระบัญชี

การยุติการดำเนินธุรกิจโดยใช้ทรัพย์สินเพื่อชำระหนี้สิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

likuidasi

penghentian operasi bisnis dengan menggunakan asetnya untuk melunasi kewajibannya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpuksa

pagwawakas ng isang operasyon ng negosyo sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng mga ari-arian nito upang bayaran ang mga pananagutan nito

🇲🇾Malay

pembubaran

penamatan operasi perniagaan dengan menggunakan asetnya untuk menunaikan liabilitinya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصفية

إنهاء عملية تجارية باستخدام أصولها للوفاء بالتزاماتها

🇮🇷Persian

انحلال

خاتمه یک عملیات تجاری با استفاده از دارایی های آن برای پرداخت بدهی های آن

🇹🇷Turkish

tasfiye

yükümlülüklerini yerine getirmek için varlıklarını kullanmak suretiyle bir ticari faaliyetin sona ermesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חיסול

הפסקת פעילות עסקית באמצעות שימוש בנכסיה לצורך סילוק התחייבויותיה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'liquidation'?

The primary meaning of 'liquidation' is 'termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities'.

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Using 'liquidation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'liquidation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'liquidation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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