counterparty

coun·ter·par·ty

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koun-ter-pahr-tee]
- /ˈkaʊn tərˌpɑr ti/
- /ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koun-ter-pahr-tee]
- /ˈkaʊn tərˌpɑr ti/

Definitions of counterparty word

noun counterparty a person who is a party to a contract 3
noun plural counterparty the other person or institution entering into a financial contract or transaction: the default of a counterparty. 1
noun counterparty (finance, legal) The other party to a financial transaction. 1
noun counterparty (finance, law) The other party to a financial transaction. 0

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Origin of counterparty

First appearance:

before 1980

One of the 1% newest English words

1980-85; counter- + party (in the legal sense “a signatory”)

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Parts of speech for Counterparty

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Counterparty

counterparty popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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