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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Now to book travel, inspectors need prior approval to get the credit limit raised.
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Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Imagine an Army captain overseas getting a secure, interactive message instead of a generic bank alert—checking their balance, adjusting their credit limit, reviewing investment accounts—with a single tap.
—Jēnna Reese, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Having more credit cards increased his overall credit limit and improved his credit utilization rate.
—Cheyenne Devon, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
The Soviets spent their entire credit limit (and more) right away, and global grain prices skyrocketed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2013
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Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Imagine an Army captain overseas getting a secure, interactive message instead of a generic bank alert—checking their balance, adjusting their credit limit, reviewing investment accounts—with a single tap.
—Jēnna Reese, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Having more credit cards increased his overall credit limit and improved his credit utilization rate.
—Cheyenne Devon, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
The Soviets spent their entire credit limit (and more) right away, and global grain prices skyrocketed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2013
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“Credit limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20limit. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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