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

Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings tracked imports and exports for all 50 states and found that global shifts in tariffs and supply chains have deepened disparities between states and across industries. —Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026

Her message was that, while bond investors frown on debt-financing operations and doing so could harm the city’s credit rating, the costs at issue here were extraordinary. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

Davenport further touted their work in protecting the county’s credit rating, as well as launching five new departments within five years. —Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026

Its credit rating was left unchanged by S&P Global Ratings after war broke out, on the assumption that its richer neighbors would come to its aid if necessary. —Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for credit rating

• abdicating
• abrogating
• activating
• actuating
• advocating
• aggravating
• aggregating
• agitating
• allocating
• alternating
• animating
• annotating