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Meanings of creditor in English

Russian
заимодавец
Portuguese
credor
Spanish
acreedores
Catalan
creditors

Person or organization that has a right to a benefit.

        Related terms
        заимодавец

        A party (e.g. person, organization, company, or government) that has a claim to the properties or services of a second party.

              Usage of creditor in English
              1
              Russia, a major creditor to Venezuela in recent years, has urged restraint.
              The Guardian
              2
              A Paris court extended this month Orco's creditor protection until June 25.
              Reuters
              3
              First, the creditor may simply contact the debtor directly and demand payment.
              Reuters
              4
              Another 140 million euro could be raised when its creditor protection finishes.
              Reuters
              5
              The position of the student, in mind, is that of the creditor.
              Usury / A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View
              6
              Meanwhile, discussions with a third creditor were ongoing, according to the report.
              Reuters
              7
              It also reached an agreement with the Paris Club of creditor nations.
              Reuters
              8
              Developing nations now owe creditor goverments & institutions over a trillion dollars.
              The new yorker
              9
              Mobilicity's subscriber base has eroded sharply since it went under creditor protection.
              Reuters
              10
              Do thou in kindness pay my creditor and bring me the discharge.'
              Oriental Encounters: Palestine and Syria, 1894-6
              11
              Failure to win creditor support could result in a a lengthy reorganization.
              Reuters
              12
              The account is now favourably balanced: my creditor has accepted a composition.
              Bleak House
              13
              He had influence with the chief creditor, and he used it nobly.
              After Dark
              14
              Meanwhile, an unsecured creditor is not hopeful of getting any money back.
              Radio NZ
              15
              A legal fund has already been established by another creditor, Dave Burt.
              Radio NZ
              16
              Everyone from Diageo to DJ Carey was a creditor of the group.
              The Irish Times
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              Translations for creditor
              Portuguese
              credor
              Creditor through the time
              Creditor across language varieties
              United States of America
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              Ireland
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common