credit rating

noun

: a score or grade that a company or organization gives to a possible borrower and that indicates how likely the borrower is to repay a loan

Credit ratings are based on how much money, property, and debt a borrower has and on how well the borrower has paid past debts.

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Looming larger now is the possibility of the company losing its crucial investment-grade credit rating. —

Pete Gannon, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 The manufacturer faces the threat of its credit rating being cut to junk if the work stoppage drags on, a move that would increase borrowing costs and impede its access to capital. —

Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024 Its investment-grade credit rating is hanging on by a thread; several ratings agencies putting the planemaker on watch for a cut to junk-bond territory. —

Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024 Canary Wharf Group’s credit rating has been cut further into junk territory by Fitch as the shift to working from home continues to reshape London’s office market. —

Robert Olsen, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for credit rating