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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

If your friend sets up a revocable trust, she can be both grantor and trustee during her lifetime, and have the freedom to change the terms.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 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

Generally for a mere pittance the landing rights, to the thread of the stream, passed to private ownership needlessly and without any consideration to the original grantor, the Government.

From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress

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

It is issued to the grantors, owners or trustees of each organization.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Jun. 6, 2018

If I may use a legal phrase, the people are grantors, not grantees.

From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Daniel Webster


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