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preferred creditor

preferred creditor noun: a creditor who will have, in the event of the debtor's bankruptcy, greater rights of collecting than other creditors.

Noun

preferred creditor (plural preferred creditors)

  1. A creditor who will have, in the event of the debtor's bankruptcy, greater rights of collecting than other creditors.

Forms of preferred creditor

pluralpreferred creditors

Questions about preferred creditor

What does preferred creditor mean?
Preferred creditor means a creditor who will have, in the event of the debtor's bankruptcy, greater rights of collecting than other creditors.
What part of speech is preferred creditor?
Preferred creditor is a noun.
What is the plural of preferred creditor?
The plural of preferred creditor is preferred creditors.

Words near preferred creditor in the dictionary

  1. preferrable
  2. preferrableness
  3. preferrably
  4. preferre
  5. preferred
  6. preferred creditor
  7. preferred creditors
  8. preferred number
  9. preferred numbers
  10. preferred provider
  11. preferred providers

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