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credit ratings

credit ratings is the plural of credit rating.

Meaning of credit rating

Noun

credit rating (plural credit ratings)

  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.
    • And so there it is ― a big fat black mark against my credit rating even though a) the original mistake was Diners Club's (or travel agent's), b) Diner's Club had promised that it was looking into my inquiry when it wasn't, and c) I was paying off the charges in regular monthly fashion all along and...1970, United States, Congress, House, Committee on Banking and Currency, Hearings, page 42

Questions about credit ratings

What is credit ratings the plural of?
Credit ratings is the plural of credit rating.

Words near credit ratings in the dictionary

  1. credit mules
  2. credit muling
  3. credit note
  4. credit notes
  5. credit rating
  6. credit ratings
  7. credit reference
  8. credit references
  9. credit repair
  10. credit report
  11. credit reports

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