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receivership
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receivership
(noun)
receivership
/rɪ
ˈ
siːvɚˌʃɪp/
noun
receivership
/rɪ
ˈ
siːvɚˌʃɪp/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of RECEIVERSHIP
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noncount
]
law
:
the state of a business that has been placed under the control of a receiver because it is bankrupt
Years of financial difficulty eventually placed the company into
receivership
.
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