liquidation
1. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities (Freq. 2) • Syn: settlement • Derivationally related forms: settle (for: settlement), liquidate • Hypernyms: termination, ending, conclusion • Hyponyms: viatical settlement, viaticus settlement 2. the act of exterminating (Freq. 1) • Syn: extermination • Hypernyms: destruction, devastation 3. the murder of a competitor • Syn: elimination • Derivationally related forms: liquidate, eliminate (for: elimination) • Hypernyms: murder, slaying, execution
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