creditor

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From Latin crēditor, from crēditum (“loan”), from crēditus, perfect passive participle of crēdō (“lend”)

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creditor (plural creditors)

  1. (finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.
  2. One who gives credence to something; a believer.

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a person to whom a debt is owed

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From Latin crēditōr-, stem of crēditor.

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  • (Eastern Catalan) IPA: [kɾəðitó]
  • (Western Catalan) IPA: [kɾeðitóɾ]

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creditor m. (plural creditors, feminine creditora, feminine plural creditores)

  1. creditor

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From crēditum (“loan”), from crēditus, perfect passive participle of crēdō (“lend”)

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crēditor (genitive crēditōris); m, third declension

  1. creditor, lender

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Number Singular Plural
nominative crēditor crēditōrēs
genitive crēditōris crēditōrum
dative crēditōrī crēditōribus
accusative crēditōrem crēditōrēs
ablative crēditōre crēditōribus
vocative crēditor crēditōrēs

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