access code

American  

noun

access codes plural

1. a code, as of numbers or letters, that is entered into a computer, telephone, or telecommunications network so as to access a particular service.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• access codes
  plural

Example Sentences

US banking associations have said capping interest rates would make it harder for people to access credit and be "devastating" for millions of families and small businesses.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Consumers believe it will be harder for them to access credit a year from now.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

Then there's the thorny issue of financial conditions, a proxy for how easy it is to access credit and which the Fed watches closely to see how tight borrowing costs are in reality.

From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2023

The Treasury Department is rolling out more information on which vehicles qualify and how individuals and businesses can access credit beginning in 2023.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

The Community Reinvestment Act helped Miguel Gonzales’s mother, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, access credit to buy her own Adams Morgan condo, where she lived with her son for almost 50 years.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2022