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counterparty

counterparty noun: the other party to a financial transaction.

Noun

counterparty (plural counterparties)

  1. The other party to a financial transaction.
    • Near-synonym: counterpart
    Synonyms:
    counterpart

Synonyms of counterparty

Forms of counterparty

pluralcounterparties
alternative formcounter-party

Origin of counterparty

From counter- + party.

Words formed from counterparty

  • counterparty risk
  • central counterparty

Questions about counterparty

What does counterparty mean?
Counterparty means the other party to a financial transaction.
What part of speech is counterparty?
Counterparty is a noun.
What is the plural of counterparty?
The plural of counterparty is counterparties.

Words near counterparty in the dictionary

  1. counterpart theory
  2. counterparted
  3. counterparties
  4. counterparting
  5. counterparts
  6. counterparty
  7. counterpassant
  8. counterpassion
  9. counterpassions
  10. counterpassword
  11. counterpasswords

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