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hard inquiry

hard inquiry noun: an authorized retrieval of a consumer's complete credit report by a financial institution or creditor, conducted for the purposes of underwriting or risk assessment, and which may have a temporary negative effect on their credit score.

Noun

hard inquiry (plural hard inquiries)

  1. An authorized retrieval of a consumer's complete credit report by a financial institution or creditor, conducted for the purposes of underwriting or risk assessment, and which may have a temporary negative effect on their credit score.
    Synonyms:
    hard pull
    Antonyms:
    soft inquiry

Synonyms of hard inquiry

Antonyms

Forms of hard inquiry

pluralhard inquiries

Questions about hard inquiry

What does hard inquiry mean?
Hard inquiry means an authorized retrieval of a consumer's complete credit report by a financial institution or creditor, conducted for the purposes of underwriting or risk assessment, and which may have a temporary negative effect on their credit score.
What part of speech is hard inquiry?
Hard inquiry is a noun.
What is the plural of hard inquiry?
The plural of hard inquiry is hard inquiries.

Words near hard inquiry in the dictionary

  1. hard hats
  2. hard head
  3. hard heads
  4. hard hit
  5. hard inquiries
  6. hard inquiry
  7. hard jade
  8. hard jades
  9. hard kill
  10. hard knock
  11. hard knocks

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