creditor

[US]/'kredɪtə/
[UK]/'krɛdɪtɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. creditor

Phrases & Collocations

creditor right

Example Sentences

held the creditors off.

the creditor to whom the land is pledged.

make a composition with (sb.'s creditors)

His creditors were hounding him for money.

When are distributions likely to be made to creditors?

Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors.

He compounded with his creditors for a remission of what he owed.

managed to put off the creditors for another week.

I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.

They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years.

Their backs are to the wall.If they don’t find another creditor,they will go bankrupt.

During this period nontrade creditors, like bank debt and bond holders, languish in uncertainty as to what will happen to their investment.

Normally, obligor can restitute only from the assignor if the creditor's right assigned doesn't exist or obligor revokes the contract.

The counterplead right means that the right of, when the creditor exercises his obligatory right, the debtor according to legal reasons executing the petition right against the creditor.

Real-world Examples

Having polluted only marginally, they are climate creditors, and that credit is now due.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) November 2022 Collection

China and other creditor nations hold substantial amounts of U.S. debt.

Source: VOA Standard February 2014 Collection

The creditor is just out the money.

Source: Economic Crash Course

Well, by the end of the day, we should be able to pay off our creditors.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

It happens, however, that a man in business can not always choose who shall be his creditors.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

All bilateral official creditors will participate in this initiative...

Source: CRI Online June 2020 Collection

Last week, Kyiv took the dramatic step of asking international creditors for a pause in its debt repayments.

Source: Financial Times

Bankruptcy protects the debtor from debt collection by creditors.

Source: This is how legal English should be said.

The wantonly libeled men had thus become creditors of the libeler!

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

Prime minister Alexis hoping to negotiate a better deal with creditors.

Source: AP Listening August 2015 Collection

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