Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

credit rating

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: cred-it rat-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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 then paid off the whole amount the very same day that I received an answer to that inquiry."

Inflected Forms

credit ratings (plural)

Phrases

credit score

Frequently Paired Words

credit score

Synonyms

credit

Questions

What does credit rating mean?: 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.

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