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debtor

[det-er] / ˈdɛt ər /


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In some cases an alleged debtor asks for and gets more time to respond.

From BBC May 22, 2026

It ended 2025 as Africa's fourth-largest IMF debtor, with $4.1 billion outstanding, and recently received a further $365 million under a bailout programme.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

As Japanese rates rise, debtor nations will feel pressure to offer higher rates to keep Japanese investors buying their bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 24, 2026

“It’s not a routine Chapter 11 case,” a lawyer for lenders that have agreed to provide First Brands with more than $1 billion in emergency debtor financing told the judge.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2025

As a former foreign minister now serving as secretary of state, Jefferson required no instruction on the international implications of Americas debtor status.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Consistently low rates would rebalance the economy in favor of debtors, he thought, and reduce incentives for people to hoard money and instead encourage them to spend and invest, thereby stimulating employment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Only three million of these debtors, those who are delinquent for nine months or more, would be eligible for wage garnishment.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

The McConnell bill also would set new limits on where litigants in patent cases and debtors seeking bankruptcy can file their cases.

From New York Times Apr. 10, 2024

But whistleblowers within the enforcement industry, including working bailiffs, revealed some colleagues do break the rules, to ensure they collect and get paid, even if debtors are vulnerable.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2024

War prisoners, criminals, debtors, and orphans could be forced into labor.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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