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grantor

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


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If the assets don’t clear the hurdle rate, the grantor simply gets their money back through the annuity payments, leaving a balance of zero.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

“As the name suggests, a revocable living trust can be altered or revoked by the grantor at any time during their lifetime if their circumstances change, so long as they’re mentally competent.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 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 rules of succession which they followed were entirely determined by the terms agreed upon between the grantor and the beneficiary, or imposed by one of them on the weakness of the other.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Sir Henry Sumner Maine

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

A method for effectively terminating the period of guardianship shall be included; this can be by means of written, electronic or telephonic notification by the grantees to the grantors.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018

They are auspicious and sacred, and grantors of every wish and givers of life.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli


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