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Creditor vs Readjuster - What's the difference?

creditor | readjuster |

As nouns the difference between creditor and readjuster

is that creditor is (finance) a person to whom a debt is owed while readjuster is one who, or that which, readjusts.

creditor

English

Alternative forms

* creditour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.
  • One who gives credence to something; a believer.

    • Antonyms

    * debtor

    Hyponyms

    * debtholder * noteholder * bondholder * general creditor

    Anagrams

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    readjuster

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, readjusts.
  • (US, historical) One who advocates a refund, and sometimes a partial repudiation, of a state's debt, without the consent of the creditors.
    • (Webster 1913)