counterparty
Americannoun
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counterparties
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of counterparty
1980–85; counter- + party (in the legal sense “a signatory”)
Example Sentences
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The volume estimates it provided still ranked the exchange as Nobitex’s largest counterparty in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Novartis also was the counterparty in the complicated 2014 deal in which GSK swapped its oncology portfolio for the Swiss firm’s vaccines business.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
By market-making, Flutter and DraftKings become a counterparty in certain prediction market trades.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
To manage risk, banks and institutional investors typically have rules capping their exposure to a single counterparty or tenant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
“Never once has any counterparty been willing to sell me my list at my marks,” he wrote in an e-mail.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The firm has agreed to pay £13m to the counterparties by 31 December and a further £13m by 31 March 2027.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Perps could too, even if they’re avoided by institutions who prefer dealing with more substantial counterparties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
If LPs experience substantial losses in private-credit investments, they may draw on these facilities or adjust portfolios in ways that affect their bank counterparties.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
“We are in active negotiations with multiple counterparties, but as of today, we’ve not executed a definitive lease agreement,” Fermi Chief Financial Officer Miles Everson said on a conference call Monday morning.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Oddly, as Mike Burry’s investors grew restive, his Wall Street counterparties took a new and envious interest in what he was up to.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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