(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
Used in a Sentence
debtor
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for debtor.
Editorial note
The risk is default of the lender and inability to access credit for the debtor.
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Quick take
(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of debtor gathered in one view.
(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.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for debtor.
noun
(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
noun
(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.
Example sentences
The risk is default of the lender and inability to access credit for the debtor.
Somehow, a creditor is deemed morally superior to the debtor.
Then their greed is going to come back and bite them in the ass when the debtor can't pay.
The creditors are saying keep taking a haircut till you recover, and the debtor is saying, Sir that what we've been doing and we are getting into deeper trouble.
Otherwise, the debtor will just ship pallets of printed currency to the creditors.
One thing it doesn't cover (or only implies) is that the debtor's countries spending plays a role in fueling the richer countries economies.
As long as investors have confidence in the faith and credit of the debtor to meet the contract, we're good.
Throughout history there has been debt relief and debtor jail...
One of the achievement of modern civilization is the recognition that bankruptcy is the preferable way than debtor prison to deal with non-ability to pay debts.
Banks put a loan as doubtful if the debtor has stopped trading for 6 months, so there could be a lot of debt that's not so solid.
I would love if we could charge the debtor the fee but the first rule of collections is you grab what you can get.
I'm proud to say we're beating the industry average for collections (which is about 12%) and we're going to be suing our first really bad debtor who we found owes multiple freelancers money.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use debtor in a sentence?
The risk is default of the lender and inability to access credit for the debtor.
What does debtor mean?
(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
What part of speech is debtor?
debtor is commonly used as noun.