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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But in this scenario, the tenants are typically people who are interested in owning a house but may not have the credit rating or down payment necessary. Alex Vasquez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 Earlier this month, Moody's downgraded the U.S. credit rating, highlighting investor concerns about the government's growing debt. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 28 May 2025 Political risk has been a driver of markets overall this year, as seen in Wednesday’s stock selloff over concerns about the ballooning deficit, an issue that prompted Moody’s to downgrade the US credit rating. Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 May 2025 Under his reign, Illinois achieved the nation’s lowest credit rating and ranked as the second-most indebted and corrupt state. Matt Paprocki, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for credit rating

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“Credit rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20rating. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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