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

For the first time since 1917 Moody’s credit bureau became the last of the big three credit bureaus to lower America’s credit rating, which could result in our service on our whopping national debt increasing beyond its historic annual cost of a trillion dollars. —Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025

Moody’s Ratings just stripped the US of its last top-notch credit rating, citing ballooning government debt and budget deficits (plus other factors). —Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

Moody’s has caught up to S&P and Fitch by stripping the U.S. of its perfect credit rating. —The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2025

Financing and leasing deals may vary based on location and credit rating. —Charles Singh, USA Today, 23 May 2025

Rhymes for credit rating

• abdicating
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• allocating
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• annotating