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

Maryland has ended a decades-long relationship with one of three major bond rating firms, a year after that firm downgraded the state’s credit rating. —Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026

The City of Detroit has earned credit rating upgrades from two agencies in the past week, specifically the S&P Global and Moody's Ratings, city officials said. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 May 2026

Investors and credit rating companies worry about the heavy spending policies of President Prabowo Subianto’s government and efforts to exert influence over central bank decisions. —William Pesek, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

For Hawks, one of the most important jobs of the treasurer is to decrease California’s debt burden in order to improve its credit rating, which in turn would lower interest rates when the state seeks financing. —Linh Tat, Daily News, 20 May 2026

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