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debtor in possession

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
debtor in -pos-ses-sion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A natural person or corporation that has filed a bankruptcy petition, but remains in possession of property upon which a creditor has a lien or similar security interest. Such a business may continue to operate its business under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

debtors in possession (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

zombie

Questions

What does debtor in possession mean?
A natural person or corporation that has filed a bankruptcy petition, but remains in possession of property upon which a creditor has a lien or similar security interest. Such a business may continue to operate its business under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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