Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

line of credit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
line of -cred-it
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A credit facility under which a bank or other lender agrees to provide a client with loans of money up to an approved limit during a predefined period. The client may borrow the entire credit amount all at once or in portions during the specified period.

noun

The maximum borrowable amount made available by that facility.

Inflected Forms

lines of credit (plural)

Phrases

credit account

Frequently Paired Words

credit account

Synonyms

credit line bank line line personal credit line personal line of credit

Questions

What does line of credit mean?
A credit facility under which a bank or other lender agrees to provide a client with loans of money up to an approved limit during a predefined period. The client may borrow the entire credit amount all at once or in portions during the specified period.

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