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re·ceiv·er 
[ri-see-ver] Pronunciation Key
[ri-see-ver] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person or thing that receives. |
| 2. | a device or apparatus that receives electrical signals, waves, or the like, and renders them perceptible to the senses, as the part of a telephone held to the ear, a radio receiving set, or a television receiving set. |
| 3. | Law. a person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of a bankrupt business or person or to care for property in litigation. |
| 4. | Commerce. a person appointed to receive money due. |
| 5. | a person who knowingly receives stolen goods for an illegal purpose; a dealer in stolen merchandise. |
| 6. | a device or apparatus for receiving or holding something; receptacle; container. |
| 7. | (in a firearm) the basic metal unit housing the action and to which the barrel and other components are attached. |
| 8. | Chemistry. a vessel for collecting and containing a distillate. |
| 9. | Football. a player on the offensive team who catches, is eligible to catch, or is noted for the ability to catch a forward pass: Jones was the receiver of the first pass thrown. He sent all his receivers downfield. |
| 10. | Baseball. the catcher. |
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re·ceiv·er
(rĭ-sē'vər) Pronunciation Key
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| receiver | |
noun | |
| 1. | set that receives radio or tv signals |
| 2. | (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties [syn: liquidator] |
| 3. | earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds [syn: telephone receiver] |
| 4. | a person who receives something [syn: recipient] |
| 5. | the tennis player who receives the serve |
| 6. | a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| receiver
(rĭ-sē'vər) Pronunciation Key
A device, as in a radio or telephone, that converts incoming radio, microwave, or electrical signals to a form, such as sound or light, that can be perceived by humans. Compare transmitter.
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Receiver
A person appointed by a bankruptcy court or secured creditor to run a company for a short period of time in a manner that will ensure as much debt is paid back to creditors as possible.
Investopedia Commentary
The main purpose of a receiver is to use a company's assets in a way that will most effectively pay back creditors. Depending on where a receiver is appointed, there are numerous restrictions on how he or she runs a business. For instance, in many jurisdictions a receiver can run a company only for 14 days. In turn, a receiver's main function is often simply to liquidate all available assets. When a receiver is appointed, the company is said to be "in receivership."
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Wallstreet Words - Cite This Source - Share This
receiver
- A person assigned by a court to handle affairs and assets of a business in bankruptcy proceedings. The receiver is charged with overseeing the firm for the benefit of its creditors and stockholders.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: re·ceiv·er
Pronunciation: ri-'sE-v&r
Function: noun
1 : an officer charged with receiving tax payments or returns and other related duties (as the maintenance of tax rolls)
2 : a person appointed by the court to hold in trust and administer property in litigation; especially : one appointed to administer, conserve, rehabilitate, or liquidate the assets of an insolvent corporation for the protection or relief of creditors —compare CONSERVATOR, LIQUIDATOR
Main Entry: re·ceiv·er
Pronunciation: ri-'sE-v&r
Function: noun
1 : an officer charged with receiving tax payments or returns and other related duties (as the maintenance of tax rolls)
2 : a person appointed by the court to hold in trust and administer property in litigation; especially : one appointed to administer, conserve, rehabilitate, or liquidate the assets of an insolvent corporation for the protection or relief of creditors —compare CONSERVATOR, LIQUIDATOR
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Receiver
Re*ceiv"er\, n. (Firearms) In portable breech-loading firearms, the steel frame screwed to the breech end of the barrel, which receives the bolt or block, gives means of securing for firing, facilitates loading, and holds the ejector, cut-off, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Receiver
Re*ceiv"er\, n. [Cf. F. receveur.]1. One who takes or receives in any manner. 2. (Law) A person appointed, ordinarily by a court, to receive, and hold in trust, money or other property which is the subject of litigation, pending the suit; a person appointed to take charge of the estate and effects of a corporation, and to do other acts necessary to winding up its affairs, in certain cases. --Bouvier. 3. One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen. --Blackstone. 4. (Chem.) (a) A vessel connected with an alembic, a retort, or the like, for receiving and condensing the product of distillation. (b) A vessel for receiving and containing gases. 5. (Pneumatics) The glass vessel in which the vacuum is produced, and the objects of experiment are put, in experiments with an air pump. Cf. Bell jar, and see Illust. of Air pump. 6. (Steam Engine) (a) A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound engine. (b) A capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine. 7. That portion of a telephonic apparatus, or similar system, at which the message is received and made audible; -- opposed to transmitter. Exhausted receiver (Physics), a receiver, as that used with the air pump, from which the air has been withdrawn; a vessel the interior of which is a more or less complete vacuum.
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