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.

Examples of credit rating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Commercial aerospace, credit rating agencies, global exchanges and payment networks all exhibit this geometry. — Anil Chintapalli, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Long considered safe havens within emerging markets, five of the six Gulf countries—Bahrain apart—are rated investment grade by the three major credit rating agencies. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026

The dominance of credit rating agencies such as Moody’s, S&P and Fitch and other Western financial institutions also shapes how investors perceive African markets, potentially limiting their access to bond markets, another important source of financing, analysts say. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

Nvidia has a double-A credit rating, the third-highest score. — ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026

Rhymes for credit rating

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