RECEIVERSHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does receivership mean? 

• RECEIVERSHIP (noun)
  The noun RECEIVERSHIP has 3 senses:

1. the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver

2. a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all

3. the office of a receiver

  Familiarity information: RECEIVERSHIP used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECEIVERSHIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of property that is in the hands of a receiver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

the business is in receivership

Hypernyms ("receivership" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Derivation:

receiver ((law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("receivership" is a kind of...):

legal proceeding; proceeding; proceedings ((law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

receiver ((law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The office of a receiver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("receivership" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

Derivation:

receiver ((law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties)