creditor
noun
cred·i·tor
ˈkre-di-tər 
-ˌtȯr
: one to whom a debt is owed
especially
: a person to whom money or goods are due
Examples of creditor in a Sentence
She owes thousands of dollars to creditors.
Recent Examples on the Web
The country needs as many creditors willing to lend it money as possible.
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
As per Italian law, the measure mediated by the Chamber of Commerce allows companies with healthy revenues and profits to efficiently negotiate a debt repayment plan with creditors.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 2 Aug. 2024
In some cases, your creditors may even take you to court.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
These funds will be used to pay off Copia and numerous other creditors.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
As per Italian law, the measure mediated by the Chamber of Commerce allows companies with healthy revenues and profits to efficiently negotiate a debt repayment plan with creditors.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 2 Aug. 2024
In some cases, your creditors may even take you to court.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
These funds will be used to pay off Copia and numerous other creditors.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
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“Creditor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creditor. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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creditor
noun
cred·i·tor
ˈkred-ət-ər
: a person to whom a debt is owed
Legal Definition
creditor
noun
cred·i·tor
ˈkre-də-tər, -ˌtȯr
: a person to whom a debt is owed
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general creditor
: a creditor who is not secured by a lien or other security interest
called also unsecured creditor
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judgment creditor
: a creditor who has a money judgment entered against the debtor and may enforce the judgment (as by attachment or writ of execution)
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known creditor
: a creditor whose potential claim is known or should be known by a debtor and who is entitled to notice of a corporate dissolution or of a date at which claims will be barred (as in bankruptcy)
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lien creditor
: a creditor who is secured by a lien (as by attachment)
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secured creditor
: a creditor who has a security interest (as a mortgage)
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unsecured creditor
: general creditor in this entry
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