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Liquidation preference

Definition 1 In venture Capital, the Right to receive a specific value for the stock if the business is liquidated. Definition 2 More generally, the Order in which creditors are Paid off if the business is liquidated.

Related Terms: 14 Capital, Cap, Credit, Creditor, ECI, FIN, Liquid, Order, Paid, Quid, Right, Rally, Venture, Venture capital
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