trustee

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/tɹʌsˈtiː/

noun 2verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

joint

My parents and uncle serve as joint trustees for my grandmother's estate.

sole | independent | public | professional

VERB + TRUSTEE

act as, be, serve as | appoint, appoint sb (as) | remove (sb as) | resign as

PREP

~ for

My grandmother appointed me as trustee for her grandchildren's inheritance.

PHRASES

a board of trustees

Definitions

noun

A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.

The trust property is now managed by a trustee who holds formal title to the asset; the trustee can sell it, but only for the benefit of the beneficiary, and he must replace it with like assets.

A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

verb

To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.

to trustee an estate

To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.

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Synonyms

noun — members of a governing board

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The trust property is now managed by a trustee who holds formal title to the asset; the trustee can sell it, but only for the benefit of the beneficiary, and he must replace it with like assets.

Wiktionary

to trustee an estate

Wiktionary

She is the only trustee of the university who never attended it as a student.

Tatoeba · #2366866

Tom served as a trustee for three years.

Tatoeba · #7130354

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