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

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

They also aim to avoid Johnson’s idea to borrow money for police settlements and a retroactive pay hike for firefighters, which they say could harm the city’s credit rating.

From The Wall Street Journal