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Creditor
Updated
January 19, 2023
A creditor is a person or institution that gives credit by granting another entity permission to borrow money that will be repaid later. A creditor is a company that delivers goods or services to a company or individual and does not demand immediate payment, despite the fact that the client owes the company money for services already delivered.
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