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debtor

[ det-er ]

noun

  1. a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another ( creditor ).


debtor

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. a person or commercial enterprise that owes a financial obligation Compare creditor
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz·o noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of debtor1

1250–1300; Middle English detto ( u ) r < Anglo-French dett ( o ) ur, de ( b ) tour, Old French det ( t ) or < Latin ŧō-, stem of ŧٴǰ, equivalent to ŧ-, variant stem of ŧŧ ( debt ) + -tor -tor
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The bankruptcy filing was designed to facilitate “orderly sales of the debtor’s assets,” he said.

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The more likely scenario is that the park’s assets and land, which were recently valued around $21 million, will be liquidated to pay back his debtors.

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The billions available to repay defrauded customers includes assets under the control of the debtors, the U.S.

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“The committee has no intention of letting the debtor drive his case and the creditors off a cliff,” the lawyers wrote in a recent motion.

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Arash Sadat, a Los Angeles attorney who specializes in property disputes, says it is “100%” better for the claimant to have the debtor be deceased and their money in probate.

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