Definition of liquidation | Bee Dictionary of English

n termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
n the act of exterminating
n the murder of a competitor

An epoch-making wave of liquidation last week hit the market of one of the nation's lesser known commodities.
Since the liquidation of assets always results in slippage the more that is sold, the worse the price managers for every hedge fund always get the "best" 20% of the profit.
The liquidation firms certainly do.

Judge Confirms Arcapita Bank's Chapter 11 Liquidation Plan
Judge Confirms Arcapita Bank's Chapter 11 Liquidation Plan
June 11, 2013 - Nasdaq
No liquidation for South Africa's ATE
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 10 (UPI) -- South Africa's Paramount Group has acquired Advanced Technology and Engineering Co. Pty. Ltd., a move which has saved ATE from liquidation.
June 10, 2013 - UPI
EUR/USD
FOREX Analysis : Last Thursday felt like forced liquidation and I’m wondering if an important USD low is in place. EURUSD resistance is from the May 2012 high, the December 2012 high, the first day of the year high, and the 2/25 large range high.
June 10, 2013 - Daily FX

President Bush in Reuters UK
If we were to allow the free market to take its course now, it would almost certainly lead to disorderly bankruptcy and liquidation for the automakers,Bush said, warning that to do nothing would deepen and prolong the US recession.
Charles Schumer in BusinessWeek
Congress may wish to consider whether new tools are needed for ensuring an orderly liquidation of a systemically important securities firm that is on the verge of bankruptcy, together with a more formal process for deciding when to use those... Ben Bernanke http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bernanke&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEsTNLK-7-f3R5-thHohB-P27CEdw Reuters http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0824576920080708&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFKl0dn0rW-X33A4jeCB-JnBdfWMw Jul 8, 2008 58611 78137 liquidation It looks like we have avoided the disaster of liquidation," said Sen. Charles Schumer, DN.Y., who had asked Penn Traffic's largest lender, GE Capital, to extend a Dec. 21 deadline for potential buyout offers until the end of January. "We are...