The act of getting rid of something useless or used up

• jettison

  1. A throwing overboard of goods to lighten a ship, airplane, etc. in an emergency
  2. The act of discarding or casting overboard.
  3. (Countable) The action of jettisoning items.

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  1. A throwing overboard of goods to lighten a ship, airplane, etc. in an emergency
  2. The act of discarding or casting overboard.
  3. (Countable) The action of jettisoning items.

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• elimination

  1. (Accounting) The act of recording amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
  2. The process of expelling or removing, especially of waste products from the body.
  3. (Logic) The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction.

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  1. (Accounting) The act of recording amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
  2. The process of expelling or removing, especially of waste products from the body.
  3. (Logic) The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction.

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• dumping

  1. The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value
  2. Selling goods at less than their normal price, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly

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  1. The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value
  2. Selling goods at less than their normal price, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly

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• disposal

  1. A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
  2. The liberty or power to dispose of something:
  3. A particular order, distribution, or placement:

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  1. A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
  2. The liberty or power to dispose of something:
  3. A particular order, distribution, or placement:

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The act or process of eliminating

• removal

  1. (Law) The transfer of a case from one court to another, esp. from a state court to a federal court
  2. The fact of being removed.
  3. A removing or being removed

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  1. (Law) The transfer of a case from one court to another, esp. from a state court to a federal court
  2. The fact of being removed.
  3. A removing or being removed

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• purge

  1. Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.
  2. The process of ridding a nation, political party, etc. of individuals held to be disloyal or undesirable
  3. The act or process of purging:

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  1. Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.
  2. The process of ridding a nation, political party, etc. of individuals held to be disloyal or undesirable
  3. The act or process of purging:

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• liquidation

  1. A liquidating or being liquidated
  2. The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
  3. The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.

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  1. A liquidating or being liquidated
  2. The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
  3. The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.

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• eradication

  1. The state of being plucked up by the roots.
  2. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

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  1. The state of being plucked up by the roots.
  2. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

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• elimination

  1. (Logic) The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction.
  2. (Biology) The act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories.
  3. The process of expelling or removing, especially of waste products from the body.

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  1. (Logic) The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction.
  2. (Biology) The act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories.
  3. The process of expelling or removing, especially of waste products from the body.

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• clearance

  1. Official, esp. governmental, authorization allowing a person to examine classified documents, participate in confidential projects, etc.
  2. The act or process of meeting the requirements for getting this certificate
  3. Renal clearance.

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  1. Official, esp. governmental, authorization allowing a person to examine classified documents, participate in confidential projects, etc.
  2. The act or process of meeting the requirements for getting this certificate
  3. Renal clearance.

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