Liquidation

Definitions

1. The process of winding down a company and distributing or selling its assets, often because it cannot continue as a going concern. Liquidation also appears in financing terms such as liquidation preference.

   In plain English: The process of shutting down and selling off a company's assets.

   Example: "Without a buyer, the company began planning for orderly liquidation."

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