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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How to bid at auction Bid procedures may be obtained from the public docket in the receivership case: https://www2.miamidadeclerk.gov/ocs/Search.aspx
(Docket 252, 253, 254)
Or by emailing counsel to the Receiver, Berger Singerman LLP at [email protected].
—
Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Still, the path to long-term fiscal stability is anything but clear for Oakland Unified, which went into state receivership two decades ago, restored local control in 2009 and in recent years has faced warnings from state and county officials that its finances were in perilous shape.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Peter Pan owed him more than $185,000 for his catch of Dungeness crab and salmon the company processed in 2023, Gould said in a receivership filing.
—ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
The loan is for 12 years, but the typical receivership process, which includes loan repayment, usually lasts three to five years.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
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Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Still, the path to long-term fiscal stability is anything but clear for Oakland Unified, which went into state receivership two decades ago, restored local control in 2009 and in recent years has faced warnings from state and county officials that its finances were in perilous shape.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Peter Pan owed him more than $185,000 for his catch of Dungeness crab and salmon the company processed in 2023, Gould said in a receivership filing.
—ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
The loan is for 12 years, but the typical receivership process, which includes loan repayment, usually lasts three to five years.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 4 Feb. 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 14 Mar. 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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