obligor

English

Etymology

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English oblige

English -or

English obligor

From oblige + -or.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒblɪɡɔː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

obligor (plural obligors)

1. (law, finance) The party bearing a legal obligation to another party (the obligee).

Coordinate terms

• obligee

Translations

party bearing obligation

• Bulgarian: длъжник (bg) m (dlǎžnik)
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: schuldenaar (nl) m, debiteur (nl) m
• Finnish: velvollinen (fi), velvoitettu
• French: débiteur (fr) m
• German: Verpflichteter m
• Hungarian: kötelezett (hu), kötelezettségvállaló, adós (hu)
• Korean: 채무자 (chaemuja)
• Romanian: debitor obligatar
• Russian: облига́тор m (obligátor)
• Swedish: gäldenär (sv) c
• Ukrainian: облига́тор m (oblyhátor)

Latin

Verb

obligor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of obligō
2. (deponent) Synonym of dēbeō.