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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Recent Examples on the Web

With this type of card, your credit limit is based on your refundable deposit. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Find out whether your credit account will be closed, frozen or left open; whether your credit limit will change; how long the program lasts; what your new payment and interest rate will be; and what happens once the hardship period ends. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

If balances exceed that percentage, request a higher credit limit that would effectively lower the utilization factor. — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

These early Prime Day discounts are really going to push me over my credit limit! — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026

Rhymes for credit limit

• delimit