liquidate

1. V-T To liquidate a company is to close it down and sell all its assets, usually because it is in debt. 清算[商業(yè)]

A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company. 投票一致通過對這家公司進行清算。

2. liquidationN-VAR 清算

The company went into liquidation. 這家公司進入了停業(yè)清理階段。

3. V-T If a company liquidates its assets, its property such as buildings or machinery is sold in order to get money. 將資產(chǎn)換成現(xiàn)金[商業(yè)]

The company closed down operations and began liquidating its assets in January. 這家公司在1月份停止運作，開始把其資產(chǎn)折換成現(xiàn)金。