counterparty

noun

coun·​ter·​par·​ty ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌpär-tē 

: a party to a financial transaction

Examples of counterparty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gold sitting in a vault under your own control has no counterparty. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Both sides bear counterparty risk during those 24 hours, and the money sits in limbo instead of doing anything useful. — Malana Vantyler, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Using Bitcoin as part of payment flows or intercompany transfers introduces another, because timing, counterparty and settlement risks become more immediate. — Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 10 Aug. 2026

Also like Hyperliquid, Variational’s trading app Omni offers a vault of assets that act as a counterparty to user trades, called Omni Liquidity Provider, or OLP. — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 20 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for counterparty

• multiparty
• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• party
• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty