creditworthy

[ kred-it-wur-thee ]

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adjective

having a satisfactory credit rating.

Origin of creditworthy

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

Other words from creditworthy

cred·it·wor·thi·ness, noun

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How to use creditworthy in a sentence

It also comes from a company that is really bad at evaluating anyone's creditworthiness (cf. 2008).
Stop the Madness! | | August 8, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
With Geithner, it all goes to the whole notion of creditworthiness.
The Man Who Saw the Crisis Coming | William D. Cohan | November 17, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
A creditworthiness-rating agency, sort of an ominous Moody's?
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for creditworthy

creditworthy

/ (ˈkrɛdɪtˌwɜːðɪ) /

adjective

(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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