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Definitions

custodial

[kuh-stoh-dee-uhl] / kʌˈstoʊ di əl /
ADJECTIVE
protective
Synonyms
STRONGEST
careful defensive jealous possessive vigilant warm watchful
WEAK
conservational conservative covering emergency guardian insulating preservative protecting safeguarding sheltering shielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careless inattentive negligent
WEAK
attacking harmful hurtful injurious threatening
ADJECTIVE
tutelary/tutelar
Synonyms
WEAK
advisory protective

Example Sentences

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These are custodial accounts, so the custodian, typically a parent, would make decisions around rollovers and investments on behalf of the child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Acorns offers custodial brokerage accounts and matches 1% on up to $7,000 of deposits per year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Subscriptions and services revenue, which includes custodial fees and staking—locking up assets for a fee to verify blockchain transactions—exceeded transaction revenue for the first quarter ever.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Defence solicitor David Sutherland told the court on Wednesday he thought the public would be "horrified" with anything other than a custodial sentence.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Canton always waited for his mother after school, killing time by helping Mr. Munch, the custodian, do custodial things.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds