trustee

Pluraltrustees

Formstrustees, trusteeing, trusteed

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A person who is given control of money or property to look after it for someone else.

   Like a babysitter who looks after something valuable until the real owner can have it.

   The court named her as trustee of the children's inheritance.

   The trustees voted to sell the old building.

   Similarcustodian, fiduciary, administrator, guardian

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To place property under the care of a trustee for safekeeping.

   Like handing your bike to a trusted friend to keep safe while you're away.

   They chose to trustee the land so it would stay protected for years.

   You can trustee a house to keep it safe for your children.

   Similarentrust

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   A person who holds money belonging to someone with a debt, so a court can use it to pay what is owed.

   Like a friend who is holding your cash, and a court can ask that friend to hand it over to pay your debt.

   The court treated the bank as a trustee because it held the worker's wages.

   As trustee, the employer had to hand over part of the man's pay.

   Similargarnishee

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To have a court take money or wages that someone else is holding for a person who owes a debt.

   Like telling a court to grab money your boss owes you and give it to someone you owe instead.

   The lender moved to trustee his wages after he missed several payments.

   A creditor can trustee the money an employer owes you.

   Similargarnish, garnishee, attach

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