credit score

American  

[kred-it skawr] / ˈkrɛd ɪt ˌskɔr /

noun

Personal Finance.

• credit scores
  plural

1. a numerical ranking of an individual’s financial creditworthiness based on spending and credit history, indicating to potential lenders and credit card issuers the individual’s capacity and likelihood to make timely payments of amounts due on loans or credit cards.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• credit scores
  plural

Etymology

Origin of credit score

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

credit score

Some lenders look more at your revenue than your personal credit score.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

He got denied several times for a home loan, despite having stable income and a good credit history, and a credit score of 773 at the time.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

His credit score had dropped 50 points in a single day.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

Make sure you’re making payments on time, too, as late or missed payments can ding your credit score.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The player winning the first stroke gets a credit score of 15; for the second he gets 30; for the third 40, and if he wins the fourth he has the game.

From Entertainments for Home, Church and School by Frederica Seeger