creditworthy

[ kred-it-wur-thee ]
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adjective
  1. having a satisfactory credit rating.

Origin of creditworthy

1
1555–65, for an earlier sense; credit + -worthy

Other words from creditworthy

  • cred·it·wor·thi·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for creditworthy

creditworthy

/ (ˈkrɛdɪtˌwɜːðɪ) /


adjective
  1. (of an individual or business enterprise) adjudged as meriting credit on the basis of such factors as earning power, previous record of debt repayment, etc

Derived forms of creditworthy

  • creditworthiness, noun

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