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
Once the case is in court, creditors who say they're owed money can then seek a piece of the assets.
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CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
If Simpson left his assets to his children in a trust, that could protect them from creditors.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The airline has hired advisers who might walk it through a bankruptcy process, and some creditors are under the belief that a bankruptcy may indeed be coming.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Lori participated in a warm conversation and shook hands with at least one survivor after Monday’s hearing, a member of the creditors committee who had not spoken.
—Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
The bankruptcy filing will give Eiger time to discuss restructuring options with its creditors.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
In 2015, amid one of the worst financial crises in Greece’s history, he was appointed by the country’s new left-wing government to try to save the financial system and to fend off punishing austerity measures that the country’s creditors had proposed in exchange for a bailout.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Following bitter fights with the IMF and a group of creditor activists, Argentina restructured 76% of this debt in June 2005, giving investors only 34 cents-on-the-dollar in June 2005.
—Gregory Makoff, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
When a defendant loses a civil case in New York, the creditor — in this case the attorney general — can immediately go after the defendant’s assets to collect the judgment.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
If Simpson left his assets to his children in a trust, that could protect them from creditors.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The airline has hired advisers who might walk it through a bankruptcy process, and some creditors are under the belief that a bankruptcy may indeed be coming.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Lori participated in a warm conversation and shook hands with at least one survivor after Monday’s hearing, a member of the creditors committee who had not spoken.
—Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
The bankruptcy filing will give Eiger time to discuss restructuring options with its creditors.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
In 2015, amid one of the worst financial crises in Greece’s history, he was appointed by the country’s new left-wing government to try to save the financial system and to fend off punishing austerity measures that the country’s creditors had proposed in exchange for a bailout.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Following bitter fights with the IMF and a group of creditor activists, Argentina restructured 76% of this debt in June 2005, giving investors only 34 cents-on-the-dollar in June 2005.
—Gregory Makoff, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
When a defendant loses a civil case in New York, the creditor — in this case the attorney general — can immediately go after the defendant’s assets to collect the judgment.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Creditor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creditor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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