counterparty

noun

coun·​ter·​par·​ty ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌpär-tē How to pronounce counterparty (audio)
: a party to a financial transaction

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Moreover, in breaking the terms of the USMCA, the administration has only reinforced growing doubts — particularly given the split growing within NATO — about the reliability of the U.S. as an ally or even a commercial counterparty. — The Editors, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025 Imagine a world where financial transactions occur instantly, assets traverse the globe with seamless efficiency, and every investor, regardless of stature, gains unfettered access to markets with confidence in the identity of their counterparty, previously out of reach. — Chris Perry, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 By the time the debt matures, the counterparty would settle in bitcoin—sidestepping the usual route of placing giant buy orders on public markets. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 However, since in this case the requirement is a tender of 50% of disinterested shares, even if Elliott owns swaps (and assuming the counterparty does not take equity risk), the shares underlying the swaps will not be tendered. — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for counterparty

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of counterparty was in 1980

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