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obligor

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

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  • /ˈɒblɪɡɔː/
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noun

Meaning 1

The party bearing a legal obligation to another party (the obligee).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance, law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From oblige + -or.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: длъжник (dlǎžnik) — party bearing obligation
  • Dutch: schuldenaar — party bearing obligation
  • Dutch: debiteur — party bearing obligation
  • Finnish: velvollinen — party bearing obligation
  • Finnish: velvoitettu — party bearing obligation
  • French: débiteur — party bearing obligation
  • German: Verpflichteter — party bearing obligation
  • Hungarian: kötelezett — party bearing obligation
  • Hungarian: kötelezettségvállaló — party bearing obligation
  • Hungarian: adós — party bearing obligation
  • Korean: 채무자 (chaemuja) — party bearing obligation
  • Romanian: debitor obligatar — party bearing obligation
  • Russian: облига́тор (obligátor) — party bearing obligation
  • Spanish: obligado — party bearing obligation
  • Swedish: gäldenär — party bearing obligation
  • Ukrainian: облига́тор (oblyhátor) — party bearing obligation