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creditor
[ kred-i-ter ]
noun
- a person or firm to whom money is due ( debtor ).
- a person or firm that gives credit in business transactions.
- Bookkeeping. credit ( def 11b, 11c ).
creditor
/ ˈɛɪə /
noun
- a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owed Compare debtor
creditor
- One to whom a debt is owed.
Other Word Forms
- i·ٴǰ· noun
- ԴDz·i·ٴǰ noun
- ·i·ٴǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Instead, a court-monitored receivership allows an attorney to auction off the company’s assets to repay investors and creditors.
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.
"I borrowed this money, and now creditors are after me," he says.
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