grantor

Example Sentences

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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

Many dynasty trusts are set up to be “intentionally defective grantor trusts.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

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 individual who sets up the trust is known as the grantor while the manager is the trustee, who can be a relative, a family confidant, a law firm, or a finance professional.

From Encyclopedia.com • Mar. 31, 2018

Many a credit grantor with a perfect record with respect to losses may be a business killer; he may think that his sole function is to prevent losses.

From How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence by Crowther, Mary Owens