Liquidation

1.

The sale of the assets of a company (or other entity) in order to pay off debts, commonly involving the winding up of the entity.

2.

The closing of a market position.

See also

• Administration
• Administration order
• Compulsory liquidation
• Declaration of solvency
• Junior debt
• Liquid
• Liquidate
• Liquidation value
• Liquidator
• Liquidity
• Liquidity risk
• London Gazette
• Preferential creditor
• Receivership
• Residual assets
• Senior debt
• Share
• Voluntary liquidation
• Waterfall
• Winding-up