creditor
/ˈkredɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkredɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkre-di-tər -ˌtȯr/ (ame, mw)
creditor — noun
- creditorsingular
- creditorsplural
1. A person, company, or institution that is owed money by another party — either b
A person, company, or institution that is owed money by another party — either because they lent cash directly, or because they supplied goods or services that have not yet been paid for.
The bank is Wei's largest creditor, holding the mortgage on his home.
collocation: [bank] as someone's largest creditor
After the bakery closed, its creditors demanded full payment of all unpaid bills.
plural: creditors + demanded payment
Fatima finally paid off her last creditor and felt an enormous sense of relief.
Under the repayment plan, each creditor will receive a share of the money owed.
The furniture store filed a claim as a creditor in the company's bankruptcy case.
- lender
More specific: a lender actively gives money (e.g. a bank or private loan provider), whereas a creditor may also be a supplier or service provider who has not been paid.
- debtholder
More technical: someone who holds a bond or debt instrument issued by a company or government; a specific type of creditor in financial markets.
- financier
Implies an active investing role in funding ventures, often with a stake in the outcome, rather than passively awaiting repayment.
- debtor
The person or organization that owes money to the creditor.
文法句型
creditor + of + [someone/something]
creditor + verb (demand/agree/refuse)
用法筆記
Frequently used in business, legal, and personal-finance contexts. The opposite party — the one who owes the money — is called the debtor.