(英)清算;结束;收尾:指公司等的清盘/清算程序(分配资产、偿还债务并终止经营),也可泛指把某事收尾、结束的过程。(也常写作 winding up。)
/ˌwaɪndɪŋ ˈʌp/
The winding-up took longer than we expected.
清算(收尾)过程比我们预想的更久。
After years of losses, the board approved the winding-up of the company, and a liquidator was appointed to settle debts and distribute remaining assets.
在多年亏损后,董事会批准公司进入清算程序,并任命清算人来偿还债务、分配剩余资产。
来自短语动词 wind up(把东西“卷起/上紧发条”,引申为“把事情收尾、结束”)。winding-up 是其动名词形式,尤其在法律与商业语境中固定表示“公司清算、终止经营”的程序。