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creditor-ship
cred·i·tor
/
ˈkrɛd
ɪ
tər
/
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[
kred
-i-ter
]
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noun
1.
a person or firm to whom money is due (opposed to
debtor
).
2.
a person or firm that gives
credit
in business transactions.
3.
Bookkeeping.
credit
(
def 12b, c
)
.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
creditour
<
Latin
crēditor,
equivalent to
crēdi-
variant stem of
crēdere
to believe, entrust (see
credit
) +
-tor
-tor
Related forms
cred·i·tor·ship,
noun
non·cred·i·tor,
noun
pre·cred·i·tor,
noun
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World English Dictionary
creditor
(ˈkrɛdɪtə)
—
n
Compare
debtor
a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owed
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
creditor
mid-15c., from Anglo-Fr. creditour, O.Fr. crediteur (early 14c.), from L. creditum (see
credit
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
creditor definition
One to whom a
debt
is owed.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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