credit line

noun

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

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OpenAI’s base credit line is $4 billion, with an option to increase it by an additional $2 billion. Hayden Field, CNBC, 16 May 2025 During times of stress and anxiety, companies grab cash from these credit lines to shore up financials, just in case. Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025 Like many nations across the Gulf, India has significant interests in Iran, including a long-standing agreement to develop and operate the Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar Port, including a $120 million investment and a $250 million credit line for infrastructure development. Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 May 2025 Your secured credit card requires a refundable security deposit, and your credit line will equal your deposit amount, starting at $200. Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 27 Feb. 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 29 May. 2025.

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