creditor

American  

[kred-i-ter] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /

noun

1. a person or firm to whom money is due (debtor ).

2. a person or firm that gives credit in business transactions.

3. Bookkeeping. credit.

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creditor British  

/ ˈkrɛdɪtə /

noun

1. a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owed Compare debtor

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creditor Cultural  

1. One to whom a debt is owed.

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Other Word Forms

• creditorship noun
• noncreditor noun
• precreditor noun

Etymology

Origin of creditor

1400–50; late Middle English creditour < Latin crēditor, equivalent to crēdi- variant stem of crēdere to believe, entrust ( credit ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

“The biggest beneficiaries of transfer of oil from Venezuela to the U.S. will be existing creditors and hedge funds who have bought the distressed assets,” Raj told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

“The biggest beneficiaries of transfer of oil from Venezuela to the U.S. will be existing creditors and hedge funds who have bought the distressed assets,” Raj told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Only someone with legal standing — an executor, heir, creditor or beneficiary, for example — can typically file a petition in a case such as this.

From MarketWatch

Onset used former First Brands executive Edward James for negotiations while allowing him to personally invest in the financings, generating hundreds of millions of dollars for James and outsize returns for Onset, the creditors alleged.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are also around $10bn of outstanding loans that Venezuela owes Chinese creditors, but again, Olander urges caution as it's unclear if any investments in the country are currently at risk.

From BBC

Related Words

• bank
• banker