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custodian

 
Dictionary: cus·to·di·an   (kŭ-stō'dē-ən) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. One that has charge of something; a caretaker: the custodian of a minor child's estate; the custodian of an absentee landlord's property.
  2. A janitor: worked nights as custodian of a high school.
custodianship cus·to'di·an·ship' n.
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Investment Dictionary: Custodian
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A financial institution that has the legal responsibility for a customer's securities. This implies management as well as safekeeping.

Also known as "custody".

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Banking Dictionary: Custodian
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Corporate Agent usually a commercial bank, that holds securities under a written agreement for a corporate client and buys or sells securities when instructed. Custody services include securities safekeeping, and collection of dividends and interest. Custodian banks, and their agents in various countries called subcustody banks, also buy, sell, and deliver securities when instructed by a bank's corporate clients. The bank acts only as transfer agent and makes no buy-sell recommendations.

 
Thesaurus: custodian
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noun

    A person who is legally responsible for the person or property of another considered by law to be incompetent to manage his or her affairs: caretaker, guardian, keeper. Law conservator. See law.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: One who takes care of something.

pronunciation The custodian was great at maintaining the whole school grounds.

 
Wikipedia: Custodian
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The term Custodian may refer to:


 
Translations: Custodian
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - inspektør, kustode

Nederlands (Dutch)
conservator

Français (French)
n. - gardien, conservateur, gardien (morale, traditions)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufseher, Wächter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιστάτης, έφορος (μουσείου κ.λπ.), φρουρός, φύλακας

Italiano (Italian)
conservatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - guardião (m), depositário (m)

Русский (Russian)
опекун, хранитель

Español (Spanish)
n. - custodio, guardián

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förmyndare, vårdare, väktare, tillsyningsman, intendent

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
管理人, 监督人, 保管人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 管理人, 監督人, 保管人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보관인, 관리인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 管理人, 後見人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حارس, أو مسؤول بنايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אפוטרופוס, ממונה, משגיח על בניין ציבורי‬


 
 

 

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