Word: liquidation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: liq
ui
da
tion
Definition: The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
Morphemes:
Affix: liquidate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To settle the affairs of (a company), by using its assets to pay its debts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: liqueō
Language: la
Decoded: liqueo
Meaning: I am liquid
Affix: -idus
Language: la
Decoded: -idus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.