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to wind up estate

English translation: to sell/to dispose

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English term or phrase:to wind up estate
Selected answer:to sell/to dispose
Entered by: Kathi Stock

15:29 Jul 7, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Real Estate
English term or phrase: to wind up estate
The phrase is from dictionary, so I don't have any context.
Does it mean "to sell estate"?

TIA,

Tsogt
Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 05:02
to sell/to dispose estate
Explanation:
That's my take on it.
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Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 06:02
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +11to sell/to dispose estate
Kathi Stock
5 +1to liquidate the estate
Refugio


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
to sell/to dispose estate


Explanation:
That's my take on it.

Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 06:02
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jennifer newsome (X)
9 mins
agree  Robert Donahue (X): Given the lack of context, it's how I see it too. To wind up the estate meaning to dispense the assets.
12 mins
agree  Aisha Maniar
14 mins
agree  Nick Lingris: To sell or dispose of the assets of somebody who is dead or bankrupt.
15 mins
agree  Orla Ryan
31 mins
agree  Armorel Young: not just selling things, of course, because it includes closing down the bank accounts of a person who has died and distributing the money in accordance with the person's will - or indeed giving everything away if that's their request
33 mins
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
2 hrs
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
6 hrs
agree  Saiwai Translation Services
10 hrs
agree  Lubosh Hanuska
19 hrs
agree  Alp Berker
3 days 22 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to liquidate the estate


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 hrs 0 min (2005-07-07 17:30:25 GMT)
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As Armorel points out, this may or may not involve selling, but it definitely involves distribution.

Refugio
Local time: 04:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Donahue (X)
45 mins
  -> Thanks, Rob ;~}
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