Meaning

1 senses
  1. An estimate, based on a company, government or person's history of borrowing and repayment or available financial resources, that is used by creditors to determine the maximum amount of credit that can be extended without undue risk.

    Kreditwürdigkeit

    креди́тный ре́йтингkredítnyj rɛ́jting

More definitions
  • an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Tom has a bad credit rating.

  2. Credit card companies are not looking so hard at credit ratings.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
estimate used by creditors to determine maximum amount of credit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
estimate used by creditors to determine maximum amount of credit:

Forms

plural: credit ratings
Singularcredit rating
Pluralcredit ratings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments:credit

Word family

1 related words

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