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creditor

[ kred-i-ter ]

noun

  1. a person or firm to whom money is due ( debtor ).
  2. a person or firm that gives credit in business transactions.


creditor

/ ˈɛɪə /

noun

  1. a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owed Compare debtor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

creditor

  1. One to whom a debt is owed.
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Other Word Forms

  • i·ٴǰ·󾱱 noun
  • ԴDz·i·ٴǰ noun
  • ·i·ٴǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of creditor1

1400–50; late Middle English creditour < Latin ŧ徱ٴǰ, equivalent to ŧ徱- variant stem of ŧ to believe, entrust ( credit ) + -tor -tor
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The district attorney’s office said in its release that Measures, who was president of KMR, diverted the money to cover business expenses, creditors and personal expenditures.

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Transfer-on-death options avoid probate, the court process that otherwise follows death, but creditors can still go after the property that’s been transferred.

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Instead, a court-monitored receivership allows an attorney to auction off the company’s assets to repay investors and creditors.

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But the proposals had to be approved by the High Court after a group of creditors opposed it, arguing that the 9.75% interest rate on the loan was too costly.

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"I borrowed this money, and now creditors are after me," he says.

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