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

London time, perhaps reflecting the fact that credit rating downgrades were expected in the days after the collapse of former Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's government on Monday following a confidence vote. —Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025

The credit rating agency put the rise down to policy weaknesses, market constraints, and inflation, Reuters noted. —Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025

For boards, this means treating insurability as a forward-looking credit rating for climate risk. —Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

In the weeks leading up to the vote, some financial experts predicted that the decision to proceed with borrowing would also likely harm the district’s credit rating. —Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025

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