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creditor

[kred-i-ter] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /


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Kerr is listed as an AllHere creditor in bankruptcy documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Venezuela owes at least $10 billion to China, its largest creditor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

It’s the world’s No. 2 creditor nation after Germany.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Roomba’s parent company, Massachusetts-based iRobot, declared bankruptcy in December and will be taken over by the Chinese manufacturer that is its main creditor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The salesman had told Hale that because he wasn’t Roan’s relative, he could become his beneficiary only if he were his creditor.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann