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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Your secured credit card requires a refundable security deposit, and your credit line will equal your deposit amount, starting at $200. Ryley Amond, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025 According to Lindell's team, MyPillow urgently needed $600,000 as the company's financial options had dwindled under the strain of litigation costs, a diminished credit line and retail boycotts. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 According to the loan agreement, Grosz’s million-dollar credit line could convert into shares of Toptal, but only if certain conditions were met. Jon Fortt,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025 For those CFOs surveyed who didn’t hedge, the top three reasons were believing capital is better deployed elsewhere (47%), hedging being too expensive (33%) and having insufficient credit lines (33%). Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2024 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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