liquidation

liquidación

Venta de propiedades u otros bienes para obtener dinero, a menudo con el fin de pagar deudas.

En inglés sencillo: Selling property or other things of value to get cash, often to pay debts.

• The company went into liquidation.
• Liquidation of the property helped pay her debts.
• Creditors received some money after the liquidation of the business.

Expresiones frecuentes: asset liquidation, liquidation sale, go into liquidation

liquidación

Proceso de cerrar una empresa y vender sus bienes para pagar sus deudas.

En inglés sencillo: The process of closing a business and selling its property to pay what it owes.

• The shop is holding a liquidation sale.
• Several companies went into liquidation last year.
• Creditors may receive some money after liquidation.

Cómo se usa: go into liquidation (The company went into liquidation after losing its biggest customer.)

Sinónimos: winding up

Expresiones frecuentes: go into liquidation, liquidation sale, company liquidation

eliminación, liquidación

Eliminación o destrucción de algo, especialmente el asesinato deliberado de personas consideradas enemigas.

En inglés sencillo: The removal or destruction of something, especially the deliberate killing of people seen as enemies.

• The report described the liquidation of political opponents.
• Secret police carried out the liquidation of suspected enemies.
• The movement demanded the liquidation of the old institutions.

Cómo se usa: liquidation of someone/something (The dictator ordered the liquidation of his opponents.)

Sinónimos: elimination, destruction

Expresiones frecuentes: liquidation of opponents, physical liquidation, political liquidation