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counterparty

counterparty

5 6.6
The person or company on the other side of a business agreement
  • noun
  • /ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : contraparte
  • In a merger, both companies must agree on the terms with their counterparty to finalize the deal.
  • counterparty risk
  • top counterparties
  • counterparty default

But clearly they did not impose a haircut on the counterparties to AIG.

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Examples

  • CCPs are considered an effective risk-sharing mechanism that mitigates counterparty risk without necessarily eliminating it.

    Academic text (2016)
  • During the negotiation, each counterparty presented their requirements clearly to avoid misunderstandings.

  • I might just contact my counterparty and say, hey, let's close early, right?

  • But luckily in between you and the counterparty is the clearinghouse.

  • Table 2 reports the number of unique counterparties for various reference entities.

    Academic text (2016)
  • As a result, this technology significantly reduces, if not completely eliminates, the counterparty risk associated with payments.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Thus, the identities of counterparties in each tier may change for each characteristic.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Whether or not the money supply is affected depends on who the counterparties to the central bank RRPs are.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Finally, we aggregated the names of the counterparties by the highest-level name available.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The investor signed the agreement with his counterparty to ensure the transaction would proceed smoothly.

How Large

clearing house
  • Specialized
1 4.9
clearer
  • UK
6.4
local agency
6 3.0
counterparty
  • Specialized
5 6.6

Surface Forms

counterparty singular

Morphology

counterparty = party (transparent) = counter + party

Formed by the productive prefix 'counter-' (meaning the opposite/other side) plus 'party' (a participant), so the meaning 'the other party' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word counterparty is made of counter- meaning 'against' and party meaning 'person or group in an agreement', so it names the person or organization on the other side of a deal.