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official receiver

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ofˌficial reˈceiver noun [countable] British English  BFLsomeone whose job is to take care of the financial affairs of a company or a person that is bankrupt 〔负责处理公司或私人破产事务的〕官方接管人,破产管理人
Examples from the Corpus
official receiverAnd the official receiver has warned that more job losses could follow if threatened strikes at other plants go ahead.A creditor may appoint the official receiver to be his general or special proxy.The official receiver has been called in to work out how much the firm, which folded last year, owed.The official receiver was duly ordered to exploit the film.
ofˌficial reˈceiver nounChineseSyllable
affairs take Corpus care someone whose the of financial job to is


official receiver
ofˌficial reˈceiver noun [countable] British English
someone whose job is to take care of the financial affairs of a company or a person that is bankrupt


official receiverBrE /əˌfɪʃl rɪˈsiːvə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /əˌfɪʃl rɪˈsiːvər/ 🔊 noun (law 法律, BrE) = receiver (3)