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The people you owe, who remember it far better than you do.
means Individuals, banks, or businesses to whom money is owed and who are entitled to repayment.
from From Latin creditor, lender, from credere, to trust or believe — they believed you'd pay them back, which is half the joke.
Repayment pecking orderSecured creditors get paid before unsecured ones.
Bankruptcy powerThey can force liquidation to recover debts.
Ancient grudgeRoman debtors could be sold into slavery.