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.
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Strategy issues convertible notes – a form of debt that creditors can redeem for stock in lieu of cash repayment – and equity to fund the purchases.
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Colin Harper, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Liu’s pending acquisition of the leases is the result of a bidding process where the court determined that the transaction would be in the best interests of Hudson’s Bay and its stakeholders and creditors.
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If a country is perceived as a bigger credit risk, its creditors will demand higher interest rates in exchange for lending to that country, potentially leading to higher interest rates for consumers and an uptick in inflation.
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Perhaps dead animals have no value to creditors, but perhaps The Dolphin Company has life insurance policies that make their dolphins valuable even in death.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
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Colin Harper, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Liu’s pending acquisition of the leases is the result of a bidding process where the court determined that the transaction would be in the best interests of Hudson’s Bay and its stakeholders and creditors.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
If a country is perceived as a bigger credit risk, its creditors will demand higher interest rates in exchange for lending to that country, potentially leading to higher interest rates for consumers and an uptick in inflation.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 20 May 2025
Perhaps dead animals have no value to creditors, but perhaps The Dolphin Company has life insurance policies that make their dolphins valuable even in death.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for creditor
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“Creditor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creditor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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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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