noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 S IY1 V ER0 SH IH2 P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY0 S IY1 V ER0 SH IH2 P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The office and duties of a receiver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being under the control of a receiver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A form trusteeship of bankruptcy administration in which a receiver is appointed to run the company for the benefit of the creditors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the office of a receiver
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
5
noun
Meaning 5
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the business is in receivership
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: state
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English receiver Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English receivership From receiver + -ship.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
selvitystila
— state of being under the control of a receiver
French:
mise sous séquestre
— state of being under the control of a receiver
Finnish:
konkurssihallinto
— trusteeship in bankruptcy
French:
administration-séquestre
— trusteeship in bankruptcy
German:
Konkursverwaltung
— trusteeship in bankruptcy
Hungarian:
csődtömeggondnokság
— trusteeship in bankruptcy
Hungarian:
csődgondnokság
— trusteeship in bankruptcy
Hungarian:
csődbiztosság
— trusteeship in bankruptcy
Italian:
sequestro
— trusteeship in bankruptcy
Japanese:
管財
(kanzai)
— trusteeship in bankruptcy
Polish:
zarząd syndyka
— trusteeship in bankruptcy
Portuguese:
administração judicial
— trusteeship in bankruptcy
Russian:
прее́мственность
(prejémstvennostʹ)
— trusteeship in bankruptcy