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creditworthy Definition

credit·worthy (kred′it wʉr′t̸hē)

adjective

considered sufficiently sound financially to be granted credit

creditworthy Related Forms

cred′it·wor′thiness noun

creditworthy Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • borrower: It is used to determine the interest rate charged to creditworthy borrowers.
  • country: Moreover, the World Bank directs many of its loans to creditworthy countries that could borrow in the market.
  • people: Zopa is for creditworthy people who earn money in new ways, in ways that banks don't always recognize.