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custodial

[kuh-stoh-dee-uhl] / kʌˈstoʊ di əl /


ADJECTIVE
tutelary/tutelar
Synonyms


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You can also set up custodial accounts, opened under the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act or the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Another rule: If the parent spends money in a custodial account, the spending has to be for the child’s benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Only criminal convictions that attract custodial sentences of more than three months prevent candidates from standing in local council elections.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Each Sunday, early in the morning, he would deep-clean the large hall, even though the mosque had assigned custodial staff.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 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




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