- a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owed
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cred•i•tor
(kred′i tər),USA pronunciation n.
cred′i•tor•ship′, n.
- Businessa person or firm to whom money is due (opposed to debtor).
- Businessa person or firm that gives credit in business transactions.
- Business[Bookkeeping.]credit (def. 12b, c).
- Latin crēditor, equivalent. to crēdi- variant stem of crēdere to believe, entrust (see credit) + -tor -tor
- late Middle English creditour 1400–50
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creditor /ˈkrɛdɪtə/ n
'creditor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
BACS
- debtor
- hypothec
- legal tender
- obligee
- pay
- protest
- satisfy
- secure
- security
- set off
- Shylock
- subrogation
- account payable
- amortize
- call
- charge
- composition
- CR
- deficiency judgment
- dun
- electronic funds transfer
- elegit
- extension
- extent
- fieri facias
- forbearance
- garnishment
- hypothecate
- inexorable
- judgment note
- novation
- prefer
- taciturnity
- tally
- term
- stock
- summary judgment
- suretyship