Creditor
noun
A person or company to whom money is owed.
I have to pay back my creditor by the end of the month.
Often appears as...
- pay a creditor
- owe a creditor
noun
A party in a legal contract who lends money or services to another party in exchange for future repayment.
In a bankruptcy case, the court will determine how much the creditors will get paid.
Often appears as...
- creditor's claim
- unsecured creditor
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Technical
noun
A person or company to whom money is owed.
I have to pay back my creditor by the end of the month.
Often appears as...
- pay a creditor
- owe a creditor
noun
A party in a legal contract who lends money or services to another party in exchange for future repayment.
In a bankruptcy case, the court will determine how much the creditors will get paid.
Often appears as...
- creditor's claim
- unsecured creditor
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Financial Responsibility
Refers to someone you have a financial obligation towards, usually because of a debt.
I'm saving money to settle my account with the creditor next week.
Pro Tip 2/3Depth of Debt
Can imply the extent of your financial obligations; the more creditors you have, the deeper in debt you may be.
Multiple creditors are calling me for payments.
Pro Tip 3/3Payment Priority
Some creditors are prioritized for repayment over others based on the type of debt.
Mortgage creditors are usually paid first due to the loan's secured nature.
Pro Tip 1/3Financial Responsibility
Refers to someone you have a financial obligation towards, usually because of a debt.
I'm saving money to settle my account with the creditor next week.
Pro Tip 2/3Depth of Debt
Can imply the extent of your financial obligations; the more creditors you have, the deeper in debt you may be.
Multiple creditors are calling me for payments.
Pro Tip 3/3Payment Priority
Some creditors are prioritized for repayment over others based on the type of debt.
Mortgage creditors are usually paid first due to the loan's secured nature.
Pro Tip 1/3Financial Responsibility
Refers to someone you have a financial obligation towards, usually because of a debt.
I'm saving money to settle my account with the creditor next week.
Pro Tip 2/3Depth of Debt
Can imply the extent of your financial obligations; the more creditors you have, the deeper in debt you may be.
Multiple creditors are calling me for payments.
Pro Tip 3/3Payment Priority
Some creditors are prioritized for repayment over others based on the type of debt.
Mortgage creditors are usually paid first due to the loan's secured nature.
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How Africa can keep...
and they didn't have fiscal space. They couldn't use their resources to invest in their development because they were paying debt. There may be some of you in this room who worked to support African countries to get debt relief. So private creditors, multilaterals and bilaterals came together
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with tearing up water lines and then I'll stand and I'll guide you right up into this spot here make sure you pull straight in and we'll get the creditor level as possible it's he's nipping entry level I want to go inside things are gonna fall over there's no way to help it who
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Capitalism will eat...
that they have made no mistake, they're dangerous people. Of course I made mistakes. The greatest mistake was to sign the application for the extension of a loan agreement in the end of February. I was imagining that there was a genuine interest on the side of the creditors
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Afra Raymond: Three...
unprecedented fit of generosity, the government of the day signed, made a written commitment, to repay all of the creditors. And I can tell you without fear of contradiction that hasn't happened anywhere else on the planet. Let's understand, because we lack context.
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What causes an economic...
that borrowers pay to their creditors until the loan is repaid. Low interest rates mean that companies can afford to borrow more money, which they can use to invest in more projects. High interest rates, meanwhile, increase costs for producers and consumers,
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The gift and power of...
But back home, we struggled -- my father hadn't been able to keep his small business going during his illness. And my mother, alone, was grieving the love of her life trying to raise three children, and the creditors were knocking.
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Pulling back the curtain...
it all before there are each cases of course unique but there are patterns and there are similarities and we can bring that expertise to them so you analyze the situation you give advice on on the choices you help creditors prepare
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How to rebuild the...
exactly for the countries that need us the most. And we did one more thing. With David Malpass, the president of the World Bank, we called for a debt moratorium for the poorest countries to their official bilateral creditors.
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Andrew Mwenda: Let's...
and therefore what our governments are doing, because they depend on aid, is to listen to international creditors rather than their own citizens. But I want to put a caveat on my argument,
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How Africa can keep...
and they didn't have fiscal space. They couldn't use their resources to invest in their development because they were paying debt. There may be some of you in this room who worked to support African countries to get debt relief. So private creditors, multilaterals and bilaterals came together
Video examples
Food Mover PIPE Life Below...
with tearing up water lines and then I'll stand and I'll guide you right up into this spot here make sure you pull straight in and we'll get the creditor level as possible it's he's nipping entry level I want to go inside things are gonna fall over there's no way to help it who
Video examples
Capitalism will eat...
that they have made no mistake, they're dangerous people. Of course I made mistakes. The greatest mistake was to sign the application for the extension of a loan agreement in the end of February. I was imagining that there was a genuine interest on the side of the creditors
Video examples
Afra Raymond: Three...
unprecedented fit of generosity, the government of the day signed, made a written commitment, to repay all of the creditors. And I can tell you without fear of contradiction that hasn't happened anywhere else on the planet. Let's understand, because we lack context.
Video examples
What causes an economic...
that borrowers pay to their creditors until the loan is repaid. Low interest rates mean that companies can afford to borrow more money, which they can use to invest in more projects. High interest rates, meanwhile, increase costs for producers and consumers,
Video examples
The gift and power of...
But back home, we struggled -- my father hadn't been able to keep his small business going during his illness. And my mother, alone, was grieving the love of her life trying to raise three children, and the creditors were knocking.
Video examples
Pulling back the curtain...
it all before there are each cases of course unique but there are patterns and there are similarities and we can bring that expertise to them so you analyze the situation you give advice on on the choices you help creditors prepare
Video examples
How to rebuild the...
exactly for the countries that need us the most. And we did one more thing. With David Malpass, the president of the World Bank, we called for a debt moratorium for the poorest countries to their official bilateral creditors.
Video examples
Eating Myself PIPE National...
grazing the centipede has a new skin and a new attitude creditor it's hungry and eating its old skin just isn't good enough it's after a baby green iguana the iguana is fast twitchy highly mobile and impulsive the
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Andrew Mwenda: Let's...
and therefore what our governments are doing, because they depend on aid, is to listen to international creditors rather than their own citizens. But I want to put a caveat on my argument,
Example 1 of 10
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Peter Welch
American Politician
Yes, it is long past time we get serious about tackling the nation's ever-growing deficits. But the average American family drawn into serious debt cannot just threaten to stiff its creditors. It must cut its spending in the future, but also take responsibility for the debt incurred in the past.
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John George Nicolay
American Writer
It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in a solvent bank.
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Mark Goulston
American Psychologist
When you are continuing to be in debt or are going deeper into it, every time a creditor calls, it rubs your face not only in how vulnerable you are, but that people are out to get something from you that you don't have to give.
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Yoshihiko Noda
Japanese Statesman
Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
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John Turner
Canadian Statesman
Substantive and procedural law benefits and protects landlords over tenants, creditors over debtors, lenders over borrowers, and the poor are seldom among the favored parties.
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Alberto Fernandez
Argentinian Politician
We prefer an orderly resolution to the debt crisis and we're moving in that direction. But the most important thing is that the deal we reach with creditors is sustainable.
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Kenneth Clarke
English Politician
Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the world, at no practical cost to creditor countries.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
Massive debts owed to foreign creditors weaken our global influence and threaten high inflation and steep tax increases for our children and grandchildren.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but a creditor owns your dignity, and can command it.
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Fareed Zakaria
American Journalist
In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.
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Peter Welch
American Politician
Yes, it is long past time we get serious about tackling the nation's ever-growing deficits. But the average American family drawn into serious debt cannot just threaten to stiff its creditors. It must cut its spending in the future, but also take responsibility for the debt incurred in the past.
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John George Nicolay
American Writer
It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in a solvent bank.
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Mark Goulston
American Psychologist
When you are continuing to be in debt or are going deeper into it, every time a creditor calls, it rubs your face not only in how vulnerable you are, but that people are out to get something from you that you don't have to give.
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Yoshihiko Noda
Japanese Statesman
Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
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John Turner
Canadian Statesman
Substantive and procedural law benefits and protects landlords over tenants, creditors over debtors, lenders over borrowers, and the poor are seldom among the favored parties.
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Alberto Fernandez
Argentinian Politician
We prefer an orderly resolution to the debt crisis and we're moving in that direction. But the most important thing is that the deal we reach with creditors is sustainable.
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Kenneth Clarke
English Politician
Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the world, at no practical cost to creditor countries.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
Massive debts owed to foreign creditors weaken our global influence and threaten high inflation and steep tax increases for our children and grandchildren.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but a creditor owns your dignity, and can command it.
Quote examples
Fareed Zakaria
American Journalist
In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.
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