liquidation

noun

Definition of liquidationnext
as in removal

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Recent Examples of liquidation The suspense heading into July has centered on whether the semis could cool off and reset without a messy liquidation that destabilized the rest of the tape. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 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 But there won’t be any buying for Saks Off Fifth, which will continue to operate with its remaining 12 stores purely as a liquidation channel, after closing 57 units. — David Moin, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 As Spirit’s liquidation efforts continue, other airlines are jockeying to either occupy its space at FLL or expand from their current operations. — Miami Herald, 26 June 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
  • Jim has been frustrated with Wells Fargo ever since its post-asset-cap-removal climb ran into a tough 2025 fourth-quarter earnings report in mid-January.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • The Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund also offered to donate the $2 million to the district for maintenance and upkeep of the property, including the removal of invasive plants and clearing two other dirt roads.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of removal
Noun
  • The elimination of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal team by Spain also likely affected prices for that quarterfinal because his global fan base is known to increase ticket prices.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Given that genocide involves mass murder and the destruction of life, including the elimination of access to food and medicine, its definition in the Rome Statute overlaps to some extent with the broader definition of crimes against humanity.
    — Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
Definition of elimination
Noun
  • Once free, Jennings served the abolition movement, wrote the first White House memoir, and witnessed his sons fight with the Union Army in the Civil War.
    — Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • In those days, there were divinity-school students from Yale, Andover, and Amherst preaching abolition and establishing schools throughout the frontier.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of abolition
Noun
  • Set in reform schools, psychiatric wards, or overcrowded orphanages, the narratives explore the systemic erasure of identity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • This approach positions self-erasure not just as a sacrifice but as the proof of love.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 June 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
  • Meanwhile, raging forest fires and a red-alert heat wave are shaking up France’s biggest national holiday, forcing the cancellation of traditional fireworks and firefighters’ balls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • There were more than 10,000 delays and more than 1,200 cancellations on July 5, as many Americans traveled to celebrate Independence Day, according to FlightAware.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 14 July 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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