credit limit
noun
: the most money that a bank or business will allow a person to borrow
Some banks will charge a fee if you go over your credit limit.
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Credit card issuers caution that any American with a credit score under 740, which is far above the national average, would likely have their card eliminated or their credit limit slashed.
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Matthew Kandrach, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
This could reduce your average age of credit (which could negatively impact your score) but could also lower your credit utilization ratio by increasing your total credit limit (which could benefit your score).
—Raina He, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
And never treat your credit limit as extra income.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Las Vegas has compressed a short stretch of the Strip into a luxury gauntlet that’ll wreck your step count and your credit limit in the same afternoon.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Kandrach, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
This could reduce your average age of credit (which could negatively impact your score) but could also lower your credit utilization ratio by increasing your total credit limit (which could benefit your score).
—Raina He, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
And never treat your credit limit as extra income.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Las Vegas has compressed a short stretch of the Strip into a luxury gauntlet that’ll wreck your step count and your credit limit in the same afternoon.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Credit limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20limit. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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