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counterparty

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AW1 N T ER0 P AA2 R T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

The other party to a financial transaction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance, insurance, law

Examples

  • Near-synonym: counterpart

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: counterpart

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: party, entity

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English party English counterparty From counter- + party.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: protistrana — other party to a financial transaction
  • Danish: modpart — other party to a financial transaction
  • Finnish: vastapuoli — other party to a financial transaction
  • German: Kontrahent — other party to a financial transaction
  • Korean: 거래상대방 (georae-sangdaebang) — other party to a financial transaction
  • Polish: kontrahent — other party to a financial transaction
  • Polish: kontrahentka — other party to a financial transaction
  • Russian: контраге́нт (kontragént) — other party to a financial transaction
  • Spanish: contraparte contratante — other party to a financial transaction
  • Spanish: contrapartida — other party to a financial transaction