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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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.
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Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
Ramp makes eligibility and credit limit decisions based on your business’s revenue and cash flow rather than your personal credit history.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
The alternative, a home equity line of credit (HELOC), offers you access to your funds via a line of credit that can be drawn from as necessary (up to the credit limit).
—Seychelle Thomas, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2025
Saks Global skipped two weeks of payments to Hilldun and hit its credit limit.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
Ramp makes eligibility and credit limit decisions based on your business’s revenue and cash flow rather than your personal credit history.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
The alternative, a home equity line of credit (HELOC), offers you access to your funds via a line of credit that can be drawn from as necessary (up to the credit limit).
—Seychelle Thomas, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2025
Saks Global skipped two weeks of payments to Hilldun and hit its credit limit.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Credit limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20limit. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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