French word

débiteur

Pronunciation

IPA/debitœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine noundebtor

Example

Le débiteur a signé le contrat hier.

The debtor signed the contract yesterday.

Illustration for débiteur (debtor)

More examples

Il doit de l'argent à sa sœur, il est débiteur.

He owes money to his sister; he is a debtor.

Core concept

A person or company on the owing side of a financial obligation, expected to repay another party.

Similar words

emprunteur: A person or organization that has borrowed money from a lender.
créancier: A person or organization entitled to demand payment from another party.
prêteur: A person or organization that lends money to another party.
dette: A financial obligation that must be repaid.

Definition in French

Personne ou entreprise tenue de rembourser une somme d'argent à une autre partie.

Word origin

French débiteur comes from Latin debitor, meaning one who owes, from debere, meaning to owe or be under an obligation.

Usage tips

  • In everyday French, il doit de l'argent or il a des dettes is more usual than the formal noun débiteur.

Opposites

  • créanciercreditornoun

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