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grantor

[gran-ter, grahn-, gran-tawr, grahn-] / ˈgræn tər, ˈgrɑn-, grænˈtɔr, grɑn- /
NOUN
contributor
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NOUN
lessor
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
leaser renter
WEAK


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To swap assets, a trust must be an irrevocable grantor trust.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

If your friend sets up a revocable trust, she can be both grantor and trustee during her lifetime, and have the freedom to change the terms.

From MarketWatch Nov. 3, 2025

Many dynasty trusts are set up to be “intentionally defective grantor trusts.”

From MarketWatch Oct. 22, 2025

Spot Ethereum ETFs will directly hold Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, allowing investors to own a share of the cryptocurrency through grantor trusts.

From Salon Sep. 28, 2024

The commonest conveyancing symbol for land in England was the formal delivery of turf or twig of the ground conveyed, made by a representative of the grantor, to a representative of the grantee.

From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various

To your point: This rather punitive tax structure encourages grantors — again, that’s you — to distribute income to beneficiaries rather than retain that income, which is then compressed into higher tax brackets.

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

Here’s what five recipients, and grantors told us.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

Buy-in from the research community could easily be obtained if referees and grantors required declaration of all sampling information.

From Nature Aug. 27, 2019

The opening paragraph identifies the parties as parents or legal guardians, who will be the grantors, and the individuals being granted guardianship, who will be grantees.

From Encyclopedia.com Sep. 19, 2018

The power of the grantors, if they ever had any power, had long expired, and Marshpee was governed by new laws.

From Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Marshpee Tribe Or, the Pretended Riot Explained by William Apess




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