creditor

Example Sentences

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So will the new money for many of China’s debtors in the developing world, where it’s the largest creditor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Kerr is listed in Delaware bankruptcy documents as the company’s largest creditor — owed $630,000 — although that is listed as disputed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The challenge for Paz's government is to warm ties with Washington without sacrificing relations with Bolivia's biggest bilateral creditor, China.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Only someone with legal standing — an executor, heir, creditor or beneficiary, for example — can typically file a petition in a case such as this.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 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