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Putting an end to by selling off. Also: The payment of a debt in full.

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  • The liquidation of the debt was a huge relief to the whole family.
  • “We are operating the Earth like it is a business in liquidation,” he says.
  • In 1981, when we went in liquidation, we were poised to become mainstream publishers.
  • It's not a short-term liquidation sale, but a transfer back to the old punk-rock pricing of the good old days.
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