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custodial

[kuh-stoh-dee-uhl] / kʌˈstoʊ di əl /


ADJECTIVE
tutelary/tutelar
Synonyms


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A perk of custodial accounts is that a certain amount of the investment income in them—currently up to $2,700 annually—often ends up taxed at a lower effective rate than the parent’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Only criminal convictions that attract custodial sentences of more than three months prevent candidates from standing in local council elections.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Another rule: If the parent spends money in a custodial account, the spending has to be for the child’s benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Each Sunday, early in the morning, he would deep-clean the large hall, even though the mosque had assigned custodial staff.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Basically everybody Mr. Sager—weak maybe, same as Sabbatini, mopping up after rich kids for too many years, pension for custodial services too good to lose.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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