creditor
Definitions
Accounting
- noun a person or company that is owed money, i.e. a company’s creditors are its liabilities
Forex
- A counterparty to an agreement with a payor in which credit has been extended in the form of a loan or an invoice with the expectation that payment will be received in accordance with the terms of the agreement. A creditor may be secured if the extension of credit is based on the value of property that is pledged as collateral.
Law
- noun somebody who is owed money.
Real Estate
- noun a person or organisation owed money by another
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