debtor

Schuldner

Eine Person oder ein Unternehmen, die beziehungsweise das jemandem Geld schuldet.

In einfachem Englisch: A person or business that owes money to someone else.

• The debtor owes us money.
• Several debtors have missed their monthly payments.
• The bank offered the debtor more time to repay the loan.

Gegenteile: creditor

Häufige Wendungen: debtor and creditor, a debtor company, insolvent debtor

Schuldner, Verpflichteter

Jemand, der verpflichtet ist, einer anderen Person etwas zu geben, zu zahlen oder etwas für sie zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who must give, pay, or do something for another person because of an obligation.

• I am your debtor for this kindness.
• The agreement required the debtor to provide three days of service.
• She considered herself a debtor to those who had protected her family.

So benutzt man es: a debtor to someone (He remained a debtor to everyone who had helped him.)

Synonyme: obligor

Häufige Wendungen: debtor to someone, a debtor’s obligation