# receivership

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,989

## Definitions
1. The office and duties of a receiver.
2. The state of being under the control of a receiver.
3. A form trusteeship of bankruptcy administration in which a receiver is appointed to run the company for the benefit of the creditors.

## Etymology
From receiver + -ship.

## Common misspellings (18)
`erceivership`, `rceeivership`, `recceivership`, `receievrship`, `receiverhsip`, `receiverrship`, `receivershhip`, `receivershipp`, `receivershpi`, `receiversihp`, `receiversship`, `receivesrhip`, `receivreship`, `receivvership`, `receviership`, `recievership`, `reecivership`, `rreceivership`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/receivership