debtor

Noun

Meaning

One who owes a debt; one who is indebted; -- correlative to creditor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bankrupt borrower debitor obligor alsatian account medina miscreant malefactor risk debt liable debit offender scorer
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Antonyms

creditor hummer beaver dynamo fireball doer
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Hypernyms

individual person soul mortal somebody someone

Hyponyms

deadbeat defaulter mortgager mortgagor fly-by-night

Phrases with the word

certain debtor bound debtor duty-bound debtor liable debtor fee debtor account debtor

Examples

A consumer proposal can only be made by a debtor with debts to a maximum of $250,000 (not including the mortgage on their principal residence). Source: Internet

A consumer proposal is a negotiated settlement between a debtor and their creditors. Source: Internet

A debtor in possession can acquire financing and loans on favorable terms by giving new lenders first priority on the business's earnings. Source: Internet

All powers of the board of directors, and the partners of the corporate debtor, will also cease to have effect. Source: Internet

By giving the lender the cloak as well the debtor was reduced to nakedness. Source: Internet

A person or debtor can declare himself or herself bankrupt by lodging a debtor's petition with the Official Receiver, which is the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

debtless debtlessness debtlike debtor in possession debtors' prison debtorship