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Liquidation vs Closeout - What's the difference?

liquidation | closeout |

As nouns the difference between liquidation and closeout

is that liquidation is the act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash while closeout is (surfing) a wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length.

liquidation

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia liquidation)
  • The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
  • The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
  • The store is having a liquidation sale, everything must go as they go out of business.

    closeout

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (surfing) A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length.
  • Dealing with closeouts is something every surfer should learn – especially if you live and surf in California. — Chris Cote, Transworld Surf [http://www.transworldsurf.com/surf/howto/article/0,,595802,00.html]
  • (retail) A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary