Meaning & use
Debitor
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A person or party who owes money to another; a debtor.
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Under the contract, the debitor was required to repay the loan within five years.
Scots law traditionally uses "debitor" where English law uses "debtor."
A note on using this word
"Debitor" is the standard term in Scots law and older accounting texts; in everyday and American English, "debtor" is used instead.
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