Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun liquidation

3 senses of liquidation

Sense 1
liquidation, settlement -- (termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities)
       => termination, ending, conclusion -- (the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement")

Sense 2
extermination, liquidation -- (the act of exterminating)
       => destruction, devastation -- (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)

Sense 3
elimination, liquidation -- (the murder of a competitor)
       => murder, slaying, execution -- (unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being)