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

In 2025, Moody’s downgraded US debt, stripping the United States of its last perfect credit rating. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

The last thing this administration should be doing at a time when Chicago’s credit rating is hanging by a thread is give analysts more fodder for future downgrades to add to the four Johnson already has amassed on his three-year watch. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

To assemble a $500 billion pipeline to finance the construction of data centers and GPU clusters for companies that lack the credit rating or cash to buy millions of dollars of silicon outright. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Ferguson noted that the city's credit rating might hang in the balance at a meeting later this month where investors in the city and Wall Street insiders will focus on Chicago's financial health and fiscal outlook, with a key question looming. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

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