credit line

noun

1

: line of credit

2

: a line, note, or name that acknowledges the source of an item (such as a news dispatch or television program)

Examples of credit line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than half that credit was in the form of liquidity support to corporations, a kind of financing where Chinese creditors – often as one entity in a syndicate of many international financial institutions – act as a credit line for major companies that need cash. —Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025

New Delhi, in response, provided nearly $4 billion in condition-free assistance through credit lines, currency swaps, and emergency aid. —Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025

The commissioners also said Franco failed to involve the board in his effort to secure the credit line advance. —Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025

Fortune has previously reported that retailers lock in holiday assortments months in advance, and 2025’s tariff volatility has forced last‑minute reorders, product cuts, and pricing shifts—conditions that especially strain small operators with thin margins and limited credit lines. —Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for credit line

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