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Liquidation vs Windup - What's the difference?

liquidation | windup |

As nouns the difference between liquidation and windup

is that liquidation is the act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash while windup is the act of ending or concluding something.

As an adjective windup is

operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand.

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.

    Related terms

    * liquid * liquidate * liquidator * liquidity * liquidizer * liquor

    windup

    English

    Alternative forms

    * wind-up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of ending or concluding something.
  • The last part of something; a conclusion.
  • (British) A practical joke or tease.
  • (baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand.

    • See also

    * wind up

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