credit rating
- 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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Origin of credit rating
First recorded in 1955–60
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Global stocks tumbled again Monday as the U.S. credit-rating downgrade by S&P sent jitters through markets.
Wall Street BloodbathAugust 8, 2011
credit rating
- an evaluation of the creditworthiness of an individual or business enterprise
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credit rating
An evaluation of the financial trustworthiness of an individual, firm, or government.
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