receivership
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receivership
noun receiverships
- The office and duties of a receiver.
- The state of being under the control of a receiver. The capital cost in 1915-1927 of equipping 924 miles of track put the Milwaukee into a receivership from which it took a long time to recover; and in view of the length of line electrified it is surprising that a current of 1,500V d.c. was chosen rather than the Pennsylvania 11,000V a.c.
- A form of trusteeship of bankruptcy administration in which a receiver is appointed to run the company for the benefit of the creditors.
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noun state of being under the control of a receiver
| Français | mise sous séquestre |
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noun trusteeship in bankruptcy
| Español | sindicatura |
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| 日本語 | 管財 kanzai |
| Português | administração judicial |
| Français | administration-séquestre |
| Deutsch | Konkursverwaltung |
| Italiano | sequestro |
| Русский | прее́мственность prejémstvennostʹ |
Talk about this word "receivership." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/receivership. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. receivership. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/receivership "receivership." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/receivership.
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@misc{receivership_2026,
title = {receivership},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/receivership},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
