liquidation

noun

Definition of liquidationnext
as in removal

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Recent Examples of liquidation The big prize in Spirit Airlines’ liquidation is closer to being awarded and may fetch close to $90 million. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 The company had filed for the measure under Italian liquidation law last March. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 Some assets may be exempt from liquidation, including your primary residence, retirement accounts and Social Security benefits. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 9 July 2026 Gumede’s consortium bought Tongaat Hulett out of near liquidation earlier this year, taking control of a business whose mills and grower networks anchor rural economies across Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 In January of this year, the companies filed a motion for Chapter 7 liquidation, but a judge denied that bid and ordered Chapter 11 trustees for both to operate the businesses and oversee finances. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 For example, the company's store in Spokane said in a recent Instagram post that the store's liquidation sale has already started and should run through August or September. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 June 2026 The business, which appeared to be a liquidation store, was located in a commercial plaza within walking distance of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 After that, Olivia will assess inventory for liquidation sale plans. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee may 27, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidation
  1. removal
  2. elimination
  3. abolition
  4. erasure
  5. abolishment
  6. cancellation
  7. annulment
  8. defeasance
Noun
  • Now, a person who's not in removal proceedings can actively apply for asylum directly with the citizenship and immigration services, and that's USCIS.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • How to remove waterproof mascara With long-lasting results comes a different removal process.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of removal
Noun
  • The plan includes the elimination of tunnels, arms stockpiles and weapons production facilities, the diplomat said, adding that by the end of the process there would be no remaining militant infrastructure in Gaza.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • There, the Tennessee track was positioned as an elimination race in the old postseason format.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of elimination
Noun
  • Reparations are an essential part of my political imagination, and they are closely linked to my desire for abolition.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Amendment, the abolition of slavery, and argued that loopholes led to today’s mass incarceration of Black Americans.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 July 2026
Definition of abolition
Noun
  • Opposing data centers amounts to, potentially, stopping the erasure of millions of jobs.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
  • Plus, there is the erasure of civil rights, political rights, individual rights.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of erasure
Noun
  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has again called for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the death of a man in Houston.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Juneteenth commemorates the abolishment of slavery in the United States.
    — Danielle Broadway, Parents, 19 June 2026
Definition of abolishment
Noun
  • Lawmakers have also approved some measures authorizing private investment into the tourism industry, which has been devastated by the departure of hotel giants in response to US sanctions and flight cancellations due to fuel shortages.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The union representing flight attendants at Canada’s WestJet reached a tentative deal with the country’s second-largest carrier on Monday, ending a strike that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights in the busy summer season.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cancellation
Noun
  • Cyrus and Johanna Rosie Scholem, known as FireRose, had only been married for seven months before their split, with the country music star asking the court for an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • After that ended in an annulment, Paschel went on to wed three more times (in 1998, 2007 and 2015) and fathered at least four children, including his late son Kazhem, who died in March 2018 at 13 months old.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Definition of annulment
Noun
  • A couple of other candidates lurk in the wings, but SOFR is achieving the most traction, according to Rob Finlay, founder of Thirty Capital, LLC, a defeasance and derivative consulting firm.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
Definition of defeasance

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