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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And unlike sovereign bonds or fiat currencies, gold carries no counterparty risks, Melek said. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 June 2025 For gold is neither exposed to counterparty risk nor to international sanctions some central banks (e.g. Russia) ought to fret over. Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 On the lending side, firms are taking counterparty risk. Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Five minutes up the road, at the Line hotel, hundreds of influencers, YouTube stars, newsletter writers, podcasters, Gen Z founders, and political personalities celebrated the death of old media at a counterparty hosted by newsletter platform Substack. Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 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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“Counterparty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterparty. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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