| 单词 | liquidate |
| 释义 | liquidate (lɪkwɪdeɪt ) Word forms: liquidates , liquidating , liquidated 1. verb 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 noun] Synonyms: dissolve, cancel, abolish, terminate liquidation (lɪkwɪdeɪʃən )Word forms: liquidations variable noun The company went into liquidation. The number of company liquidations rose 11 per cent. 2. verb 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 noun] Synonyms: convert to cash, cash, realize, sell off 3. verb 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. [VERB noun] Synonyms: kill, murder, remove, destroy Collocations: liquidate a business However, we are now getting divorced and wish to liquidate the business. The Sun They were given a short period of time in which to liquidate their businesses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The risks of liquidating a business may include disqualification from acting as a director of other companies and also personal reputation as a director. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 清算 Japanese: 清算する |
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