liquidation vs destruction

liquidation and destruction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liquidation	Yes	No	No	No
destruction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, destruction is a hypernym of liquidation; that is, destruction is a word with a broader meaning than liquidation:

liquidation: the act of exterminating
destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

Other hypernyms of liquidation include devastation.

liquidation (noun)	destruction (noun)
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities	the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
the act of exterminating	an event that completely destroys something
the murder of a competitor	a final state