liquidator
noun
liq·ui·da·tor
ˈli-kwə-ˌdā-tər 
: one that liquidates
especially
: an individual appointed by law to liquidate assets
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After the company filed for bankruptcy in January 2025 – its second filing in 11 months – all of Joann's assets were won in a February 2025 auction by retail liquidator GA Group and Joann's term lenders.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Joann Cuts 19,000 Employees Joann, after being acquired by retail liquidator GA Group, will close all 800 fabric, craft and hobby stores after announcing early in its bankruptcy proceedings last year that only about 500 stores would close with 300 remaining open.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
If the smart contract verifies it, then the liquidator can buy out the loan (or part of it), until its collateralization ratio is adequate again.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
When Tex Knits’ shuttering in 2019 left workers with no recourse, the e-tailer waded in with local unions, the factory’s liquidators and the Mauritian government to repatriate those who wished to go home and find jobs for those who wanted to be redeployed elsewhere.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Joann Cuts 19,000 Employees Joann, after being acquired by retail liquidator GA Group, will close all 800 fabric, craft and hobby stores after announcing early in its bankruptcy proceedings last year that only about 500 stores would close with 300 remaining open.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
If the smart contract verifies it, then the liquidator can buy out the loan (or part of it), until its collateralization ratio is adequate again.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
When Tex Knits’ shuttering in 2019 left workers with no recourse, the e-tailer waded in with local unions, the factory’s liquidators and the Mauritian government to repatriate those who wished to go home and find jobs for those who wanted to be redeployed elsewhere.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Liquidator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquidator. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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liquidator
noun
liq·ui·da·tor
ˈli-kwə-ˌdā-tər
: one that liquidates
especially
: an individual appointed by law to liquidate assets compare receiver
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