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.

Examples of credit rating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That, say, bonds sold to rehab Soldier Field just two decades ago can be rolled into a new $1.2 billion debt issue — with an almost unheard-of 40-year amortization — without trashing the state’s credit rating. —David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024

The state or whichever entity issues the bond would face significant pressure to obtain a credit rating for a bond issue that large, in part because investors would demand it. —Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024

But most candidates say the country is moving in the wrong direction, pointing to a downgrade of Panama’s credit rating in March. —Leila Miller, New York Times, 5 May 2024

Shrinking the increase to 16 percent in 2025 would lower cash flow, possibly jeopardizing the authority’s credit rating, and force postponement of some infrastructure projects. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024

The credit rating agency is also introducing cash flow metrics when measuring the wider U.S. media sector. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024

The stark warning from the Congressional Budget Office comes as US government debt continues to break records, fuelling concerns about the burden that places on the economy and taking a toll on America’s credit rating. —Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024

In his early 40s, Mr. Jimenez has been looking for two years and has worked hard to improve his credit rating. —Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2024

More Expensive Small Business Loans A majority of credit rating agencies rate the U.S. federal government at AAA, the highest level. —Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024