stewardship
1 Stewardship — is personal responsibility for taking care of another person s property or financial affairs or in religious orders taking care of finances. Historically, stewardship was the responsibility given to household servants to bring food and drinks to… …
2 stewardship — stew‧ard‧ship [ˈstjuːədʆɪp ǁ ˈstuːərd ] noun [uncountable] the way in which someone controls and takes care of an organization or event: • He said that the firm, under the stewardship of his assistants, would suffer no disruptions. * * *… …
3 Stewardship — Stew ard*ship, n. The office of a steward. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
4 stewardship — index control (supervision), custody (supervision), generalship, government (administration), management ( …
5 stewardship — stew|ard|ship [ˈstju:ədʃıp US ˈstu:ərd ] n [U] someone s stewardship of something is the way that they control or protect it stewardship of ▪ Some critics have doubts about his stewardship of the nation. under sb s stewardship ▪ The farm was… …
6 Stewardship — Ste|ward|ship [ stju:ədʃɪp ], die; [engl. stewardship, eigtl. = Verwaltung]: (in der protestantischen Kirche der USA) Dienst der Gemeindemitglieder, die einen Teil ihrer Zeit, ihrer Fähigkeiten u. ihres Geldes der Gemeinde zur Verfügung stellen.… …
7 stewardship — noun Date: 15th century 1. the office, duties, and obligations of a steward 2. the conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one s care < stewardship of our… …
8 stewardship — noun a) The rank or office of a steward. Foresters believe in stewardship of the land. b) The act of caring for or improving with time …
9 Stewardship — Ste|ward|ship [ stju:ɐdʃip] die; <aus gleichbed. engl. stewardship, eigtl. »Verwaltungsdienst«, zu steward (vgl. ↑Steward) u. ship (engl. Suffix im Sinne von dt. » schaft«)> Laiendienst der Gemeindemitglieder, die einen Teil ihrer Zeit,… …
10 stewardship — stew|ard|ship [ stuərd,ʃıp ] noun uncount the way in which someone organizes and takes care of something: the government s stewardship of the national parks …
11 stewardship — [[t]stju͟ːə(r)dʃɪp, AM stu͟ː [/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N of n Stewardship is the responsibility of looking after property. [FORMAL] …
12 stewardship — UK [ˈstjuːə(r)dʃɪp] / US [ˈstuərdˌʃɪp] noun [uncountable] the way in which someone organizes and looks after something the government s stewardship of the National Health Service …
13 stewardship — steward ► NOUN 1) a person who looks after the passengers on a ship or aircraft. 2) a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, etc. 3) an official who supervises arrangements at a large public event. 4) a person employed to… …
14 stewardship — See steward. * * * …
15 stewardship — an approach to environmental management which advocates careful balance between development and protection of the environment …
16 stewardship — Synonyms and related words: administration, auspices, captainship, care, chairmanship, charge, convenership, cure, custodianship, custody, dictatorship, directorate, directorship, eagle eye, foremanship, generalship, governance, government,… …
17 stewardship — stew·ard·ship || stuËÉ™rdʃɪp / stjuËÉ™ des n. office or position of a steward …
18 stewardship — noun (U) the way in which someone controls and looks after an event or organization …
19 stewardship — A traditional approach to accounting that places an obligation on stewards or agents, such as directors, to provide relevant and reliable financial information relating to resources over which they have control but which are owned by others, such …
20 stewardship — The act of exercising responsibility for the supervision or management of an asset or activity. A steward acts in a capacity as an *agent …
