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obligee

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The party owed an obligation by another party, the obligor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance, law

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History

Etymology

From oblige + -ee.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кредитор (kreditor) — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 權利人 /权利人 (quánlìrén) — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Dutch: schuldeiser — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Dutch: crediteur — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Finnish: velkoja — beneficiary of an obligation
  • French: créancier — beneficiary of an obligation
  • German: Berechtigter — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Hungarian: hitelező — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Hungarian: jogosult — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Hungarian: kedvezményezett — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Korean: 채권자 (chaegwonja) — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Romanian: creditor obligatar — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Spanish: acreedor — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Spanish: acreedora — beneficiary of an obligation
  • Swedish: fordringsägare — beneficiary of an obligation