Debtors

/ˈdetərz/ noun

People or entities who owe money to others; those who have borrowed funds or incurred financial obligations.

From Old French 'detour' via Latin 'debitor', from 'debere' meaning 'to owe'. The Latin root literally meant 'to have from' (de + habere), reflecting the concept of having received something that must be returned.

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