trustee
To commit to the care of a trusteeTo commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
» The Board of Trustees voted to divest the organization's overseas holdings.
Опікунська рада проголосувала за позбавлення організації закордонних вкладів.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
to trustee an estate
(transitive)To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
Examples
3 sentencesThe Board of Trustees voted to divest the organization's overseas holdings.
Опікунська рада проголосувала за позбавлення організації закордонних вкладів.
Tom served as a trustee for three years.
She is the only trustee of the university who never attended it as a student.
Origin
From trust + -ee.From trust + -ee.
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Forms
trustees, trusteeing, trusteed, trusteedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle