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Definition of

credit rating

  • 1

    evaluation of creditworthiness an assessment of a person's or an organization's ability to pay back money that they owe according to the terms on which it was borrowed, based on a broad assessment of financial health including previous loans and other outstanding financial obligations

  • 2

    process of evaluating creditworthiness the process of assessing a person's or an organization's ability to pay back money that they owe according to the terms on which it was borrowed

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Definitions of ’credit rating’ and meaning of ’credit rating’ are from the book publication, QFINANCE – The Ultimate Resource, © 2009 Bloomsbury Information Ltd. Find definitions for ’credit rating’ and other financial terms with our online QFINANCE Financial Dictionary.

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