credit line

noun

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: a line, note, or name that acknowledges the source of an item (such as a news dispatch or television program)

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This blocks criminals from opening new credit lines using your information. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Suggesting timely offers or refinancing options By monitoring trends in behavior and account activity, lenders can reset repayment schedules or adjust credit lines before customers fall behind. Maulikkumar Pandya, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 As Bowyer continued to increase Mizuhara’s credit line, the interpreter’s debt quickly ballooned into the millions, paid down via installments in the form of six-figure wires bearing Ohtani’s name. David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 Tourism, which the World Travel & Tourism Council projects will contribute more than US$21 billion to national GDP this year, receives a dedicated credit line that already exceeds RD$40 billion (approximately USD$665 million). Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for credit line

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of credit line was in 1888

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“Credit line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20line. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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