receivership

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈsiːvərʃɪp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈsivɚˌʃɪp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri sē′vər ship′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•ceiv•er•ship /rɪˈsivɚˌʃɪp/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Lawthe condition of being in the hands of a receiver.
  2. Lawthe position or function of being a receiver in charge of administering the property of others.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•ceiv•er•ship  (ri sē′vər ship′),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawthe condition of being in the hands of a receiver.
  2. Lawthe position or function of being a receiver in charge of administering the property of others.
  • receiver + -ship 1475–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
receivership /rɪˈsiːvəʃɪp/ n
  1. the office or function of a receiver
  2. the condition of being administered by a receiver
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