Look up: liquidation

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   Liquidation
   When a firm's business is terminated, assets are sold, proceeds pay creditors and any leftovers are distributed to shareholders. Any transaction that offsets or closes out a Long or short position. Related: buy in, evening up, offsetliquidity.
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   Liquidation
   Is the act of selling some or all positions to reduce or close out a portfolio.
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   Liquidation
   The sale of assets of a firm, either voluntarily or in bankruptcy.
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   liquidation
   The process of ending a company's existence.  A company is obliged or chooses to go into liquidation when it can no longer pay its debts.
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   Liquidation
   The process of terminating a company by realising its assets, paying off creditors and holders of loan capital and distributing the remaining assets among shareholders, according to the order of priority.
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   liquidation
   [n] - termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
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   Liquidation
   The procedure whereby the assets of a company (or partnership) are gathered in and realised, the liabilities met and surplus, if any, distributed to members.
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   Liquidation
   The process by which a company dies. Under Part IV of the Insolvency Act 1986, there are three separate procedures - a member's voluntary winding up where a company is solvent, a creditors' voluntary winding up for insolvent companies and a compulsory winding up by the court. Once the process starts the company is administered by a liquidator who disposes of all assets, and distributes the proceeds to creditors and any remainder to shareholders. When the liquidation process is complete, the company is struck off the Companies Register and ceases to exist.
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   Liquidation
   The term used to describe the winding up of a company, usually by reason of an inability to pay its debts, regulated by the Insolvency Act 1986. It involves the realisation of the company`s assets and the distribution of any proceeds to its creditors.
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    Liquidation
    The procedure whereby the assets of a company (or partnership) are gathered in and realised, the liabilities met and surplus, if any, distributed to members.
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    Liquidation
    The appointment of a licensed insolvency practitioner over a defaulting company by a court, the company's creditors or the company's members. The liquidator is responsible for realising the company's assets and distributing the assets amongst the company's creditors.
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    Liquidation
    When a company becomes insolvent, then it ceases to trade as it is not able to pay its debts as and when they fall due. It is then liquidated, i.e. its assets are sold and the resulting funds utilised to pay at least some of its debts. If the creditors have been paid in full any remaining funds are passed to the owner.
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    Liquidation
    When a company's debts and other liabilities exceed its assets, it is technically insolvent. If... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/liquidation.htm?id=12451&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of liquidation'>more</a>
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    Liquidation
    The 'winding up' of a company, so that it ceases to exist. Companies being liquidated may be insolvent, or merely ceasing operations. ...more on Liquidation
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    liquidation
    In economics, the winding up of a company by converting all its assets into money to pay off its liabilities. An estimated 25,268 UK businesses went into liquidation in 1992. ...
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    liquidation
    Process which brings a company's existence to an end after distributing its assets. A liquidator is the insolvency practitioner who winds up a company
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    liquidation
    bringing to an end the pending business of a wound-up mutual insurance company, collection of debts, realisation of the remaining assets, satisfaction of claims of the association`s creditors, distribution of the association`s assets remaining after payment of debts to those who are members at the time of winding up Category: Insurance • the act or process of ending the existence of a ...
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    Liquidation
    the formal breaking up of a company or partnership by realising (selling or transferring to pay a debt) the assets of the business. This usually happens when the business is insolvent, but a solvent business can be liquidated if it no longer wishes to continue trading for whatever reason (see receivership in the financial terms below).
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    Liquidation
    the formal breaking up of a company or partnership by realising (selling or transferring to pay a debt) the assets of the business. This usually happens when the business is insolvent, but a solvent business can be liquidated if it no longer wishes to continue trading for whatever reason (see receivership).
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    Liquidation
    When a company becomes insolvent, it may go into liquidation, wherein all its assets are sold and the proceeds are distributed among the debtors and shareholders, in that order.
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    liquidation
    Process which brings a company's existence to an endafter distributing its assets. A liquidator is the insolvency practitionerwho winds up a company.
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    Liquidation
    Liq`ui·da'tion (lĭk`wĭ*dā'shŭn) noun [ Confer French liquidation .] The act or process of liquidating; the state of being liquidated. To go into liquidation (Law) , to turn over to a trustee one's assets and accounts, in order that the several amounts of one's indebtedness may be authoritatively ascertained, and that the assets may be applied towar ...
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    liquidation
    settlement noun termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
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    Liquidation
    In law, `liquidation` refers to the process by which a company (or part of a company) is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company redistributed. Liquidation can also be referred to as `winding-up` or `dissolution`, although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation. Liquidation may either be compulsory (sometimes referred to as a `creditors' liquidation`) or voluntary (sometimes referred to as a `shareh...
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    Liquidation
    Occurs when a firm`s business is terminated. Assets are sold, proceeds are used to pay creditors, and any leftovers are distributed to shareholders. Any transaction that offsets or closes out a long or short position. Related: Buy in, evening up, offset liquidity.
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