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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The new Mastercard Move Commercial Payments is designed to simplify operations, optimize liquidity, reduce counterparty risk and provide end-to-end visibility for banks and their customers. Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 BlackRock took on less risk by using counterparty clearing and multilateral trading. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024 But the ceasefire-for-hostages deal, while transacted with Hamas, does not see Hamas as the real counterparty. Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 Is there an opportunity to ask more questions and learn more about the counterparty's reasoning? Oleksandr Strozhemin, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for counterparty 

Word History

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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“Counterparty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterparty. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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