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creditor

[kred-i-ter] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /


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The GLA said that, as is standard practice in insolvency law, it had informed the administrators of the government's interest as a potential creditor.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

China remains Zambia's largest bilateral creditor, with about US$4.5 billion owed to Chinese lenders, equivalent to roughly 15 percent of total public and publicly guaranteed debt, according to the IMF.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

In person, the creditor said it broadly accepted her proposal for a debt restructuring, a breakthrough that gave Lynas breathing room.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

The leverage the city has on the pending sale includes its status as a creditor seeking to recoup public funds spent to protect the complex with fencing and deploy police security to prevent vandalism.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 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

AlixPartners' said there were now "insufficient funds" for preferential creditors to be repaid.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

He considers a Lehman-style rupture unlikely, because Beijing doesn’t depend on willing private creditors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Another advantage to a trust: For the most part, an irrevocable trust would shield assets from your mother’s creditors, if she had any.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

According to the filing, Signorello Estate believes it owes its creditors between $10 million and $50 million.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

We moved, the workshop was seized by Abel’s creditors, and that was the end of that.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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