liquidation

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
2. (countable, uncountable)The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.

   “The store is having a liquidation sale: everything must go as they go out of business.”

3. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable)The murder of dehumanized victims.

   “Near-synonyms: devitalization, fatality; see also Thesaurus:death, Thesaurus:killing”