custodial
Americanadjective
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of or relating to custody.
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of, relating to, or appropriate to a custodian.
a building superintendent's custodial duties.
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responsible for or providing protective supervision and guardianship rather than seeking to improve or cure.
Overcrowding forces many mental hospitals to provide only custodial care.
noun
Other Word Forms
- custodialism noun
- noncustodial adjective
Etymology
Origin of custodial
Example Sentences
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These are custodial accounts, so the custodian, typically a parent, would make decisions around rollovers and investments on behalf of the child.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Her group partners with Webull to offer students custodial brokerage accounts, allowing their parents to maintain oversight while students learn how investing works in a real-world setting, she said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Subscriptions and services revenue, which includes custodial fees and staking—locking up assets for a fee to verify blockchain transactions—exceeded transaction revenue for the first quarter ever.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
The phony tension derives from Diem’s custodial grandparents refusing to let Kenna meet her own child.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The custodial staff brought risers out and set up a stage on the grass.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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