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receivership

[ri-see-ver-ship] / rɪˈsi vərˌʃɪp /


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De Min said payments to contractors had been delayed amid the wider financial situation surrounding the Citadel development, including the ongoing receivership, but "legitimate contractor costs" would be "addressed".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In 2017, that business lost a lawsuit against a shareholder and went into receivership.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Beverly Hills developer Leo Pustilnikov will buy 17 homeless housing properties in Skid Row out of receivership.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

Its lender, Truist Bank, placed the distiller under receivership, alleging that it defaulted on a $26 million loan, court papers show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

On the night of Thursday, May 5, officials of the National Cordage Company, a trust that controlled 80 percent of America’s rope production, placed itself in receivership.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson