credit rating

American  

noun

1. a classification of credit risk based on investigation of a customer's or potential customer's financial resources, prior payment pattern, and personal history or degree of personal responsibility for debts incurred.

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credit rating British  

noun

1. an evaluation of the creditworthiness of an individual or business enterprise

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credit rating Cultural  

1. An evaluation of the financial trustworthiness of an individual, firm, or government.

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Etymology

Origin of credit rating

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

However, S&P Global Ratings reiterated its low-junk B-minus credit rating for Strategy this month, indicating concern about the company’s debt.

From Barron's

Business development companies, or BDCs, typically make high-interest loans to midsize corporations with junk credit ratings, using income from the loans to pay big dividends to their investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

S&P Global’s downgrade trigger for Oracle’s credit rating, or the level of debt that would lead Oracle to lose its investment-grade status, is four times debt-to-Ebitda.

From MarketWatch

Credit-ratings firms S&P and Moody’s have both issued negative credit rating outlooks for Oracle in recent months, citing the effects of building cloud infrastructure on its free cash flow.

From Barron's

Credit-ratings firms S&P and Moody’s have both issued negative credit rating outlooks for Oracle in recent months, citing the effects of building cloud infrastructure on its free cash flow.

From Barron's