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grantor

[gran-ter, grahn-, gran-tawr, grahn-] / ˈgræn tər, ˈgrɑn-, grænˈtɔr, grɑn- /
NOUN
contributor
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NOUN
lessor
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Antonyms
STRONG
leaser renter
WEAK


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If the assets don’t clear the hurdle rate, the grantor simply gets their money back through the annuity payments, leaving a balance of zero.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Asset swapping in irrevocable grantor trusts offers tax-saving opportunities, especially during volatile markets.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

In reality, many transfers are done through installment sales, family limited partnerships, grantor retained trusts and valuation discounts.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 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

At one time he owned 100,000 acres and was grantor of much of the land in ancient Pittston.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by James H. Stark

Some grantors, for instance, will lock in gains by “freezing” them and substituting the appreciated amount with cash or bonds—or even what amounts to an IOU.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

To your point: This rather punitive tax structure encourages grantors — again, that’s you — to distribute income to beneficiaries rather than retain that income, which is then compressed into higher tax brackets.

From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026

Buy-in from the research community could easily be obtained if referees and grantors required declaration of all sampling information.

From Nature ● Aug. 27, 2019

The opening paragraph identifies the parties as parents or legal guardians, who will be the grantors, and the individuals being granted guardianship, who will be grantees.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018

I was to draft these, and sign the proper names to them as grantors and witnesses.

From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Carson Jay Lee




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