CREDITOR


Meaning of CREDITOR in English

— creditorship , n.

/kred"i teuhr/ , n.

1. a person or firm to whom money is due (opposed to debtor ).

2. a person or firm that gives credit in business transactions.

3. Bookkeeping. credit (def. 12b, c).

[ 1400-50; late ME creditour creditor, equiv. to credi- var. s. of credere to believe, entrust (see CREDIT) + -tor -TOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .