credit score

American  

[kred-it skawr] / ˈkrɛd ɪt ˌskɔr /

noun

Personal Finance.

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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Etymology

Origin of credit score

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

What’s more, a quarter of them said they didn’t know the range of their own credit score.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

First make these 5 smart moves to raise your credit score — whether you have weeks or months.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Disclose your credit score, credit-card balances, student loans and any major past financial events, like bankruptcies.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The government-backed entities are embracing a rival type of credit score.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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 Seeger, Frederica