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creditor

[kred-i-ter] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /


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Poundland's main creditor is its owner, Gordon Brothers.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Parent company BrewDog PLC is still expected to pay its preferential creditor, HMRC, in full for £3.66m tax owed - mainly VAT and excise duty.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

At one point in the bankruptcy, it pitted three creditor groups against one another, threatening to raise capital with third-party financiers at the expense of some existing lenders, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Beyond its role as a major creditor, China has built a broad economic presence in Zambia, with interests spanning copper mining, roads, airports, power projects and industrial parks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

I didn’t want Rufus having to face some creditor that I had angered with my twentieth-century brevity—which could come across as nineteenth-century abruptness, even discourtesy.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

It has between one and 49 creditors, court documents said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The move creates a 10 day pause on creditors calling in debts.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

A Gordon Brothers insider said this would allow creditors to recover funds.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that a group of senior JetBlue creditors engaged advisers, a step typically taken when creditors have doubts about repayments they are owed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Holmes was, however, beginning to feel mounting pressure from creditors, in particular from several furniture and bicycle dealers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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