liquidation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++liq·ui·da·tion /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 BFLthe act of closing a company by selling the things that belong to it, in order to pay its debts 停业清盘，清算〔指公司停业后出售资产以偿还债务〕 Hundreds of small businesses went into liquidation (=were closed). 数以百计的小公司破产了。2. BFLthe act of paying a debt 〔债务的〕清偿
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liquidation• Boro have been involved in photo-finishes since the 1986 liquidation crisis, while Lawrence performed a permanent highwire act at Charlton Athletic.• A director is not an employee of the company and is not entitled to preferential payment when the company goes into liquidation.• Neither wants to accept responsibility for the repairs needed since the previous contractor went into liquidation.• The retailer said inventory liquidation sales will begin next week at the 86 stores, at sites across the country.• It may, for example, involve liquidation fraud, where a company voluntarily goes into liquidation to avoid its responsibilities.• But his group also faces the threat of liquidation proceedings over a A$150million disputed indemnity agreement.• The liquidator therefore claimed for recovery of the deficit on liquidation.• And so he overlooks liquidation of twenty million people in Soviet Union.went into liquidation• In mid-1985 Berg went into liquidation with a deficit of some £15m.• The Thames and Chilterns Tourist Board went into liquidation last month amid allegations that it had been living beyond its means.• Continental Assurance Company went into liquidation last month with estimated debts of £6.8m.• The receiving company went into liquidation the following month.• Neither wants to accept responsibility for the repairs needed since the previous contractor went into liquidation.• Some problems emerged in Liverpool when one company associated with the site went into liquidation.• Remember Ti'ko, the computer company that went into liquidation last November?From Longman Business Dictionaryliquidationliq‧ui‧da‧tion /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]FINANCE1the action of selling an investmentManila’s market dropped 26.08 points following a liquidation of foreign investments.2when a company stops operating because it is in financial difficulty and its assets are sold to pay its debtsCreditors have taken steps to force the studio into liquidation.No doubt more firms will go into liquidation because they took on too much debt. → compulsory liquidation → voluntary liquidationliq·ui·da·tion nounChineseSyllable
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liquidation
liq‧ui‧da‧tion /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən, ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən/
noun [uncountable and countable]
1. the act of closing a company by selling the things that belong to it, in order to pay its debts:
Hundreds of small businesses went into liquidation (=were closed).
2. the act of paying a debt
liq‧ui‧da‧tion /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən, ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən/
noun [uncountable and countable]1. the act of closing a company by selling the things that belong to it, in order to pay its debts:
2. the act of paying a debt
Running a business 经营企业
buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权 set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company创办企业／公司 run/operate a business/company/franchise经营企业／公司／专卖店 head/run a firm/department/team管理公司／部门／团队 make/secure/win/block a deal达成／阻止一笔交易 expand/grow/build the business扩展业务 boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易 increase/expand production/output/sales增加产量／输出量／销售量 boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化 achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability实现／维持／保持增长／收益 cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices削减成本／价格 announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销
break into/enter/capture/dominate the market打入／进入／占领／控制市场 gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额 find/build/create a market for sth为某物找到／建立／开创市场 start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign发起广告／营销宣传活动 develop/launch/promote a product/website开发／推出／推销产品／网站 create/generate demand for your product为产品创造需求 attract/get/retain/help customers/clients吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户 drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量 beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手 meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance 财务
draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget起草／制订／提出／批准预算 keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算 be/come in below/under/over/within budget未超出／超出预算；在预算之内 generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business产生收益／利润／资金／营业额 fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金 provide/raise/allocate capital/funds提供／筹集／分配资金 attract/encourage investment/investors吸引／鼓励投资／投资者 recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment收回成本／亏损／投资 get/obtain/offer sb/grant sb credit/a loan获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款 apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure 失败；不成功
lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益 accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts累积／积累／招致／积欠债务 suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses蒙受惨重损失 face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产 file for/ ( NAmE enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy申请／避免／幸免破产 ( BrE go into administration/liquidation进入行政接管／清算 liquidate/wind up a company清算／关闭公司 survive/weather a recession/downturn艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期 propose/seek/block/oppose a merger提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并 launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标