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credit rating

cred·it rat·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kred-it rey-ting]
    • /ˈkrɛd ɪt ˈreɪ tɪŋ/
    • /ˈkredɪt ˈreɪ.tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kred-it rey-ting]
    • /ˈkrɛd ɪt ˈreɪ tɪŋ/

Definitions of credit rating words

  • singular noun credit rating Your credit rating is a judgment of how likely you are to pay money back if you borrow it or buy things on credit. 3
  • noun credit rating an evaluation of the creditworthiness of an individual or business enterprise 3
  • noun credit rating the rating given to an individual or business firm as a credit risk, based on past records of debt repayment, financial status, etc. 3
  • noun credit rating A credit rating is a judgement about whether a borrower will be able to pay back a loan, based on their past history. 3
  • noun credit rating a classification of credit risk based on investigation of a customer's or potential customer's financial resources, prior payment pattern, and personal history or degree of personal responsibility for debts incurred. 1
  • noun credit rating ability to repay debt 1
See all 7 definitions of credit rating

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Origin of credit rating

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Credit rating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Credit rating

credit rating popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

credit rating usage trend in Literature

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