grantor

Example Sentences

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To swap assets, a trust must be an irrevocable grantor trust.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

A separate bill introduced also last week by Wyden and Sen. Angus King, an Independent from Maine, would limit the tax advantages of grantor retained annuity trusts, or GRATs.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

You were appointed to this role, I presume, because you have displayed skills and character traits that instilled confidence in the grantor — the person who set up this trust.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

Spot Ethereum ETFs will directly hold Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, allowing investors to own a share of the cryptocurrency through grantor trusts.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

The receiver did homage to the grantor in the form of oath, and also took the oath of fealty.

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)