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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Another property in Denver was also closed — and moved into receivership — earlier this year because it was deemed unsafe.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Buckley would certainly have approved of putting universities into government receivership and purging the leftists.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
This was a narrow approach, aimed at providing vouchers for students in districts that were in receivership (a sort of financial takeover primarily for financial issues).
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The federal government has yet to restore $400 million to Columbia University, even after the school agreed to change its disciplinary policies and put some departments under academic receivership.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Buckley would certainly have approved of putting universities into government receivership and purging the leftists.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
This was a narrow approach, aimed at providing vouchers for students in districts that were in receivership (a sort of financial takeover primarily for financial issues).
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The federal government has yet to restore $400 million to Columbia University, even after the school agreed to change its disciplinary policies and put some departments under academic receivership.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for receivership
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“Receivership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receivership. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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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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