What's the etymology of 'wind up' as in dissolving a company?
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Paul Davies. JC Smith's The Law of Contract (2018 2 ed). p. 466
I'm trying to understand the etymology of the function words in the definition of 'liquidation'. I read Is liquidate(-tion) inspired by the French word, "liquide" (cash)? and Liquid Metaphors in the World of Finance.
"liquidate" in metaphorical sense's explanation of 'liquidate' can be analogized to 'dissolve':
Use of liquidate as a term for closing down a business and liquidating all
its assets, as a meaning derived from late or middle Latin liquidatus, past participle of liquidare, “to melt, make liquid or clear, clarify”, is suggestive of the new sense, disposing of an inconvenient group.
But I see no answer to the question in the title here or the Etymonline page for 'wind-up (n.)' which simply refers to the page on wind (v.1).
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Paul Davies. JC Smith's The Law of Contract (2018 2 ed). p. 466
I'm trying to understand the etymology of the function words in the definition of 'liquidation'. I read Is liquidate(-tion) inspired by the French word, "liquide" (cash)? and Liquid Metaphors in the World of Finance.
"liquidate" in metaphorical sense's explanation of 'liquidate' can be analogized to 'dissolve':
Use of liquidate as a term for closing down a business and liquidating all
its assets, as a meaning derived from late or middle Latin liquidatus, past participle of liquidare, “to melt, make liquid or clear, clarify”, is suggestive of the new sense, disposing of an inconvenient group.
But I see no answer to the question in the title here or the Etymonline page for 'wind-up (n.)' which simply refers to the page on wind (v.1).
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Paul Davies. JC Smith's The Law of Contract (2018 2 ed). p. 466
I'm trying to understand the etymology of the function words in the definition of 'liquidation'. I read Is liquidate(-tion) inspired by the French word, "liquide" (cash)? and Liquid Metaphors in the World of Finance.
"liquidate" in metaphorical sense's explanation of 'liquidate' can be analogized to 'dissolve':
Use of liquidate as a term for closing down a business and liquidating all
its assets, as a meaning derived from late or middle Latin liquidatus, past participle of liquidare, “to melt, make liquid or clear, clarify”, is suggestive of the new sense, disposing of an inconvenient group.
But I see no answer to the question in the title here or the Etymonline page for 'wind-up (n.)' which simply refers to the page on wind (v.1).
etymology finance
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Paul Davies. JC Smith's The Law of Contract (2018 2 ed). p. 466
I'm trying to understand the etymology of the function words in the definition of 'liquidation'. I read Is liquidate(-tion) inspired by the French word, "liquide" (cash)? and Liquid Metaphors in the World of Finance.
"liquidate" in metaphorical sense's explanation of 'liquidate' can be analogized to 'dissolve':
Use of liquidate as a term for closing down a business and liquidating all
its assets, as a meaning derived from late or middle Latin liquidatus, past participle of liquidare, “to melt, make liquid or clear, clarify”, is suggestive of the new sense, disposing of an inconvenient group.
But I see no answer to the question in the title here or the Etymonline page for 'wind-up (n.)' which simply refers to the page on wind (v.1).
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