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creditworthiness
This term functions as a technical metric of financial reliability, carrying a formal and clinical tone. It is primarily used in banking, accounting, and legal contexts to describe a calculated state of trust rather than a personal character trait. While reliability is general, creditworthiness is specifically tied to the mathematical probability of debt repayment.
As an uncountable noun, this word cannot be pluralized or counted with numbers. To refer to specific instances or different types of financial standing, one must use partitive constructions such as a measure of creditworthiness or a level of creditworthiness.
Meanings
Examples
The bank must assess the creditworthiness of the applicant before approving the mortgage.
I wonder if my creditworthiness is high enough to secure a low interest rate.
Your creditworthiness depends largely on your history of timely payments.
We cannot extend further credit without proof of your creditworthiness.
The company's creditworthiness plummeted after the scandal broke.
Does this new policy make it harder for small businesses to prove their creditworthiness?
He spent years rebuilding his creditworthiness after filing for bankruptcy.
He spent years rebuilding his creditworthiness after filing for bankruptcy.
The lender questioned the creditworthiness of the startup given its lack of assets.