receiver

receiver
A bankruptcy practitioner appointed by secured creditors to oversee the repayment of debts. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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An official appointed to continue the day-to-day running of an insolvent business with a view to selling it as a going concern. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary

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receiver re‧ceiv‧er [rɪˈsiːvə ǁ -ər] noun [countable]
1. also official receiver LAW someone who is chosen by a court to be in charge of a business or property for someone else. This is done when a business is bankrupt, when a partnership ends, or when people disagree about who owns something:

• A £100 million bid for the bankrupt supermarket company was accepted by the receiver.

• The company is now in the hands of the receivers.

2. someone who buys and sells stolen property:

• a known receiver of stolen goods

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   A receiver is appointed by creditors to take control of the assets of a bankrupt or insolvent company.
   ► See also Bankruptcy, Insolvent.

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receiver UK US /rɪˈsiːvər/ noun [C]
► also UK official receiver) LAW, FINANCE someone who is asked by a court of law to officially close a bankrupt company by selling its assets, paying as many of its debts as possible, etc.: receivers of/for sth »

The receivers of the collapsed UK construction giant have failed with a legal bid to recoup more than £400,000 on behalf of the company's many creditors.

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In the current harsh economic climate, many small businesses have found themselves in the hands of the receiver.

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About 200 jobs were put at risk yesterday after the group called in the receivers.

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A receiver was appointed to track down the assets and redistribute them to investors.

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an administrative/court-appointed/interim receiver

► a piece of electronic equipment that changes radio and television signals into sound and pictures: »

a digital/satellite/GPS receiver


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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