Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having an acceptable credit rating.

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  • adjective Deemed likely to repay debts
  • adjective Having an acceptable credit rating

Etymologies

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credit +‎ -worthy

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Examples

  • Taken together they are creditworthy, which is why the impending catastrophe was easily avoidable.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • After all, most of the lenders that are doing the slashing are relying on the credit scoring models to determine who is creditworthy, which is part of the reason the issuers are cutting credit lines.

    LJWorld.com stories: News 2009

  • The Conservative policy is praised as 'creditworthy'.

    Burning bridges 2010

  • The Conservative policy is praised as 'creditworthy'.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • The Conservative policy is praised as 'creditworthy'.

    Burning bridges 2010

  • The Conservative policy is praised as 'creditworthy'.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2010

  • Some "creditworthy" firms with "strong" cash flows and a decline in collateral values are have trouble getting loans, Bernanke said today in opening comments in

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

  • Rich: I think the key is the term "creditworthy" borrowers.

    Donklephant 2009

  • The plan they have for this crisis is to offer low-interest refinancing plans to "creditworthy" people.

    seMissourian.com Headlines 2009

  • And finally, it must be recognized that borrowers with credit scores below what is currently defined as "creditworthy" levels can still be acceptable credit risks.

    Steve Sailer's iSteve Blog 2009

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