noun (n)

• termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  settlement
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of exterminating(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  extermination
  

  source: wordnet30
• the murder of a competitor(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  elimination
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act or process of liquidating; the state of being liquidated.(noun)

  source: webster1913