receivership
noun/rɪˈsiːvərʃɪp/
Frequency rank: #16,618 most common English word
Meaning
A legal process in which a court appoints a person to manage the finances of a company that cannot pay its debts.
Example sentence
The struggling company was placed into receivership after it failed to repay its debts.
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