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Creditor vs Shareholder - What's the difference?

creditor | shareholder |

As nouns the difference between creditor and shareholder

is that creditor is a person to whom a debt is owed while shareholder is one who owns shares of stock in a corporation.

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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    shareholder

    English

    (wikipedia shareholder)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.
    • Shareholders are the real owners of a publicly traded business, but management runs it.