🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

债务人

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhài wù rén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Debtor/ˈdɛt.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"债权人向债务人追讨欠款。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A person or institution that owes a sum of money.

    "The bank is pursuing the debtor for repayment of the loan."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'detour', coming from Old French 'deteour', and ultimately from the Latin root 'debitor' meaning 'one who owes something'. Historically evolved in legal and financial contexts to describe individuals or entities legally obligated to repay a monetary sum to a creditor.

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