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.
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Analyst Andrew Keches downgraded Oracle's credit rating to underweight from market weight in a Monday note to clients.
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Sean Conlon,liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
To be sure, Microsoft has a better credit rating than many countries, including the United States, and is unlikely to renege on its contract with CoreWeave.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
But students whose loans are capped under the new law will need to make up the difference, in many cases by taking out private sector loans, which typically have less flexible repayment terms and require a strong credit rating — a heavy lift for students from low-income communities.
—Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Underfunding the city’s water system could also raise the city’s borrowing costs by damaging its credit rating, Celaya added.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Sean Conlon,liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
To be sure, Microsoft has a better credit rating than many countries, including the United States, and is unlikely to renege on its contract with CoreWeave.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
But students whose loans are capped under the new law will need to make up the difference, in many cases by taking out private sector loans, which typically have less flexible repayment terms and require a strong credit rating — a heavy lift for students from low-income communities.
—Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Underfunding the city’s water system could also raise the city’s borrowing costs by damaging its credit rating, Celaya added.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Credit rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20rating. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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