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liquidation

[lik-wi-dey-shuhn] / ˌlɪk wɪˈdeɪ ʃən /




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Liquidation can force investors to realize capital gains in that tax year if the ETF had gained in value, even if they would have preferred to keep holding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Liquidation is a process where a company's assets are seized and sold off.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2024

"Liquidation proceeds will be distributed as soon as feasible until the investors receive the funds' total net collected liquidation proceeds," Credit Suisse's' asset management arm said on Friday.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2021

“Thomas Cook UK Plc and associated UK entities have entered Compulsory Liquidation and are now under the control of the Official Receiver,” says Thomas Cook’s website.

From The Guardian • Sep. 22, 2019

In a previous table it has been shown that under the Law of Liquidation of 1880 the total debt was �98,640,000.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various




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