liquidation
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/ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃn/
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/ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃn/
When a business closes, selling everything it owns and uses the money to pay its debts.
After failing to pay its debts, the store was facing liquidation.
借金を払えなかった後、店は清算に直面していた。
Selling things to turn them into cash, often to avoid losing money.
Investors started the liquidation of their shares after hearing the upsetting news.
悪いニュースを聞いた後、投資家たちは彼らの株式の清算を開始しました。