receivership
noun
re·ceiv·er·ship
ri-ˈsē-vər-ˌship 
1
: the office or function of a receiver
2
: the state of being in the hands of a receiver
Examples of receivership in a Sentence
Years of financial difficulty eventually placed the company into receivership.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 8 May 2024
The receivership status of the office building, located at 3100 North First Street, is part of a process that would shove the property info foreclosure on its loan, documents on file with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office show.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 8 May 2024
The receivership status of the office building, located at 3100 North First Street, is part of a process that would shove the property info foreclosure on its loan, documents on file with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office show.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Receivership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receivership. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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receivership
noun
re·ceiv·er·ship
ri-ˈsē-vər-ˌship
1
: the office or role of a receiver
2
: the state of being in the control of a receiver
Legal Definition
receivership
noun
re·ceiv·er·ship
ri-ˈsē-vər-ˌship
1
: the office or function of a receiver
2
: a proceeding in which a receiver is appointed
3
: the state of being in the hands of a receiver compare bankruptcy
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