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 project suffers, but the counterparty walks away profitable. Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 To get there, mint implementations need rigorous reputation management features and proof-of-reserve functionality so that users can understand how much counterparty risk is introduced by the mint. Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 During this period, the counterparty will not be disclosed to maintain business confidentiality, the company’s filing with the Korea Exchange showed Wednesday. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 July 2025 However, Musk later confirmed in a reply to a post on social media platform X that Tesla was the counterparty. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 28 July 2025 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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