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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Freimuth, who heads the quasi-public state agency, said two of his biggest concerns in Hartford are the future of the Aetna campus and Constitution Plaza, much of which is mired in foreclosure and receivership.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
The city wants the fines paid in full and the property placed into receivership so it can be inspected and repaired as needed.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
The Oaks at Bartlett also filed for bankruptcy in 2011 and 2019, went into receivership in 2024 and was sold.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The city’s Elections Department was placed into state receivership after widespread ballot shortages occurred in last fall’s presidential election.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
The city wants the fines paid in full and the property placed into receivership so it can be inspected and repaired as needed.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
The Oaks at Bartlett also filed for bankruptcy in 2011 and 2019, went into receivership in 2024 and was sold.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The city’s Elections Department was placed into state receivership after widespread ballot shortages occurred in last fall’s presidential election.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 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 2 May. 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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