credit line

noun

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: a line, note, or name that acknowledges the source of an item (such as a news dispatch or television program)

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The release of Medicaid Recipient Identification Numbers cannot be used to gain students’ Social Security numbers, open bank accounts, credit lines or credit cards, CPS said in the email. Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025 In June, the company also opened a new credit line from Keystone National Group for $60 million, with the option to increase to $100 million. Matt Craig, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Debt consolidation involves an upfront cost Since debt consolidation involves combining your debt under a new loan, your new lender will charge an origination or transfer fee for consolidating your new credit line. Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025 The new facilities provide $25 million and $50 million credit lines in the U.S. and UAE, respectively. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for credit line

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of credit line was in 1888

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“Credit line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20line. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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