liquidation
French, noun/li.ki.da.sjɔ̃/
liquidation is spelled L-I-Q-U-I-D-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written French, the 11,014th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liquidation is a French feminine noun meaning “sale, liquidation (sale of goods at reduced prices)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Règlement ou fixation de ce qui était indéterminé, en toute espèce de comptes”.
What does liquidation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesale, liquidation (sale of goods at reduced prices)
- 2
feminineliquidation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Règlement ou fixation de ce qui était indéterminé, en toute espèce de comptes. 2. Vente à bas prix, à rabais, en vue d’un écoulement rapide de marchandises, de l’inventaire. 3. Élimination, action de mettre fin à quelque chose, à la vie de quelqu'un. 4. Opération relative au paiement des dettes et au partage entre les associés de l’actif restant d’une société, lorsque la société cesse son activité.
noun: 1. Action de rendre liquide, liquéfaction.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of liquidation
- liquidations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liquidation?
- /li.ki.da.sjɔ̃/
- \li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to liquidation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is liquidation in French?
liquidation appears 5.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).