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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

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

From Barron's May 16, 2026

The upside is that they are flexible estate-planning tools created during a person’s lifetime and can be altered or terminated by the grantor at any time.

From MarketWatch Apr. 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

Both," he observed after an interval, "are in my opinion actually signed by Braden and French—one as grantor and the other as witness.

From The Land of Strong Men by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm

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

Here’s what five recipients, and grantors told us.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

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

Prospective grantors, typically the head of household or primary breadwinner in the family, should consult a law firm, CPA practice or a seasoned trust company for this purpose.

From Encyclopedia.com Mar. 31, 2018

All the creeks and bays are well stocked with mullets, large rays, grantors, cavallies, and drum-fish, so named from the noise they make when followed into shallow water, and there taken.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. by Robert Kerr




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