debtor
English
Alternative forms
- debtour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English dettour, from Old French detour, from Latin debitor. Doublet of debitor. Displaced native Old English *sċola.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈdɛt.ə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈdɛt.ɚ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "AusE" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈdet.ə/
- Rhymes: -ɛtə, -ɛtə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: debt‧or
Noun
debtor (plural debtors)
- (economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
- Antonym: creditor
- (law) One who owes another anything, or is under obligation, arising from express agreement, implication of law, or principles of natural justice, to pay money or to fulfill some other obligation; in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the person who is the subject of the proceeding.
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Translations
a person or firm that owes money
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