Definition of liquidator in English:
liquidator
noun ˈlɪkwɪdeɪtəˈlɪkwəˌdeɪdər
A person appointed to wind up the affairs of a company or firm.
Example sentencesExamples
- The knock-on effect is that liquidators will not take on jobs where there is no money in the failed company to cover their fees.
- Previously, liquidators did not have to provide their reports to directors.
- Accountancy sources said the office originally rejected the advice of the liquidator on a large number of cases.
- He said the company would work with the liquidator on ways to discharge its debts to creditors.
- The banks and Revenue Commissioners did not object to the liquidator's appointment.
- No-one was in any doubt that the best option for creditors was the appointment of an examiner, rather than a liquidator.
- As noted above, an unregistered company charge is void as against both subsequent creditors and the liquidator and administrator.
- The liquidator looked for clarification but got none, his counsel added.
- Its office received 699 reports from liquidators last year.
- It also said that office of the official liquidator should be closed and the trustee should exercise all powers and functions.
- Under UK insolvency law they're last in line to be paid when businesses are wound up behind former staff, secured creditors, liquidators and the tax man.
- They appointed a liquidator to an undoubtedly insolvent company that has no assets.
- But the bank has since refused to negotiate over the £70 million plus costs it is claiming from the liquidators.
- Its assets were auctioned internationally by the liquidators.
- The liquidators will not ask for delisting until there is no hope of a buy-out.
- A liquidator would also be obliged to notify creditors before selling assets to a former director.
- We are providing all the assistance we can to both the police and the liquidators.
- The liquidators themselves have first call on the company's assets to pay their fees.
- Anyone who paid by cash or cheque would have to wait until receivers or liquidators had been appointed to deal with the firm.
- Instead, they face weeks of wrangling with the firm's liquidators.
Synonyms
armed robber, hold-up man, bandit, gangster, terrorist, gunfighter
Definition of liquidator in US English:
liquidator
nounˈlikwəˌdādərˈlɪkwəˌdeɪdər
A person appointed to wind up the affairs of a company or firm.
Example sentencesExamples
- But the bank has since refused to negotiate over the £70 million plus costs it is claiming from the liquidators.
- The banks and Revenue Commissioners did not object to the liquidator's appointment.
- Accountancy sources said the office originally rejected the advice of the liquidator on a large number of cases.
- They appointed a liquidator to an undoubtedly insolvent company that has no assets.
- He said the company would work with the liquidator on ways to discharge its debts to creditors.
- It also said that office of the official liquidator should be closed and the trustee should exercise all powers and functions.
- Instead, they face weeks of wrangling with the firm's liquidators.
- No-one was in any doubt that the best option for creditors was the appointment of an examiner, rather than a liquidator.
- Its assets were auctioned internationally by the liquidators.
- We are providing all the assistance we can to both the police and the liquidators.
- Anyone who paid by cash or cheque would have to wait until receivers or liquidators had been appointed to deal with the firm.
- The knock-on effect is that liquidators will not take on jobs where there is no money in the failed company to cover their fees.
- A liquidator would also be obliged to notify creditors before selling assets to a former director.
- The liquidator looked for clarification but got none, his counsel added.
- As noted above, an unregistered company charge is void as against both subsequent creditors and the liquidator and administrator.
- Its office received 699 reports from liquidators last year.
- Under UK insolvency law they're last in line to be paid when businesses are wound up behind former staff, secured creditors, liquidators and the tax man.
- The liquidators will not ask for delisting until there is no hope of a buy-out.
- Previously, liquidators did not have to provide their reports to directors.
- The liquidators themselves have first call on the company's assets to pay their fees.
Synonyms
armed robber, hold-up man, bandit, gangster, terrorist, gunfighter