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

But your approval will depend on many factors, including your credit score, income, assets, rental income from this property, and any other loans you may have.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Each card has a minimum monthly payment on the balance and requires a credit score that is good to very good in order to qualify.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Carey said his credit score had been restored within a few days but was unimpressed by the free points; 10,000, or about $100 to $200, would have felt more appropriate.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 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