debtor (redirected from Debtor and Creditor)

debt·or  (dtr)

n.

1. One that owes something to another.

2. One who is guilty of a trespass or sin; a sinner.

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[Middle English dettour, from Old French dettor, from Latin dbitor, from dbitus, past participle of dbre, to owe; see debt.]

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debtor [ˈdɛtə]

n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a person or commercial enterprise that owes a financial obligation Compare creditor

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

debtor - a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt debitor individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" deadbeat, defaulter - someone who fails to meet a financial obligation fly-by-night - a debtor who flees to avoid paying mortgager, mortgagor - the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid; "we became mortgagors when the bank accepted our mortgage and loaned us the money to buy our new home" creditor - a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

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debtor

noun borrower, mortgagor, loanee, drawee For every debtor there's a creditor.

Translations

debtor [ˈdetəʳ]

A. N → deudor(a) m/f

B. CPD debtor nation N → nación f deudora

debtor [ˈdɛtə^r] n → débiteur/trice m/f
debt relief n → allègement du tiers-monde)m de la dette >
debt repayment n (by individual, country) → remboursement m de dette

debtor

n → Schuldner(in) m(f)

debtor [ˈdɛtəʳ] n → debitore/trice