"winding-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: windings-up [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|windings-up}} winding-up (plural windings-up)
  1. The situation where a company is wound up (goes into liquidation), or when a partnership is dissolved. Derived forms: compulsory winding-up, voluntary winding-up
    Sense id: en-winding-up-en-noun-kovQFiCp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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