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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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 Institutions recognize that without centralized clearinghouses to absorb counterparty defaults, the safety of bearer instruments depends entirely on the transparency and accessibility of their reserves. Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 That distinction is becoming more relevant as investors look to reduce counterparty risk and diversify away from purely digital or paper-based holdings. Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026 Unlike stocks or digital investments, physical silver carries no counterparty risk. Sharon Wu, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterparty

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Jun. 2026.

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