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creditworthiness

American  
[kred-it-wurth-ee-nis] / ˈkrɛd ɪtˌwɜrð i nɪs /

noun

  1. the condition or fact of being creditworthy.


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This would have implications for Japan’s status as a reserve currency regime and for its creditworthiness.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Ricci said his organization’s members “are doing their best to facilitate responsible access to life-changing education for students, including by reassessing how they evaluate creditworthiness in their loan programs.”

From MarketWatch Mar. 31, 2026

Investors are becoming increasingly nervous about problems mounting in the $3 trillion private credit market where some creditworthiness is deteriorating in some sectors and truthful valuations are hard to ascertain.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

The risk with these finance programs is that lenders could force companies to cut them back if their creditworthiness deteriorates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

Historically, a Wall Street firm worried over the creditworthiness of its customers; its customers often took it on faith that the casino would be able to pay off its winners.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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