credit rating

noun

: a score or grade that a company or organization gives to a possible borrower and that indicates how likely the borrower is to repay a loan

Credit ratings are based on how much money, property, and debt a borrower has and on how well the borrower has paid past debts.

Examples of credit rating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This proceeds has reshaped FIS’s financial picture, helping to reduce debt to about 2.5 times earnings, which keeps FIS’s credit rating strong and shows stability to stakeholders. —Joe Cornell, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

Liberty remains the only non-bank lender with an investment-grade credit rating offering custom and prime solutions to help more people get financial. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024

Last year, the studio’s credit rating was lowered from BBB to BBB- and additional downgrades were possible as S&P Global started to weigh cash flow along with leverage metrics when measuring Paramount’s debt worthiness. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024

Fitch Ratings this week moved Boeing’s credit rating closer to junk bond status. —Quartz Staff, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2024

America’s once-unassailable credit rating keeps slipping. —Kathryn Anne Edwards, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024

Related article Israel’s credit rating downgraded because of war with Hamas Alongside direct spending on the war, the state is also subsidizing housing for Israelis evacuated from homes bordering Gaza and Lebanon, as well as providing financial support to workers and companies. —Hanna Ziady, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024

Paramount Global is on a watch by S&P Global for a possible credit rating downgrade over weaker cash flow concerns as the major studio pivots from linear TV to the streaming space. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024

And earlier this month, Moody’s delivered Israel’s first ever credit rating downgrade, citing elevated political risk and a deterioration in public finances stemming from the war. —Hanna Ziady, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024