credit line

noun

1
2
: a line, note, or name that acknowledges the source of an item (such as a news dispatch or television program)

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Film financing company Lynx Capital has partnered with Mike Le Han and Brandon Franco’s production company Chaos Theory, setting up a $250 million credit line to finance Chaos’ upcoming slate of films over the next five years. Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 Providing financial tools and resources, such as credit lines and small business grants, tailored to female founders, particularly in the sports sector. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 This blocks criminals from opening new credit lines using your information. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025 As Bowyer continued to increase Mizuhara’s credit line, the interpreter’s debt quickly ballooned into the millions, paid down via installments in the form of six-figure wires bearing Ohtani’s name. David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for credit line

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of credit line was in 1888

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“Credit line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20line. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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