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credit history
credit hour
credit line
credit note
credit rating
credit rationing
credit-reference agency
credit risk
credit scoring
credit slip
credit squeeze
credit standing
credit transfer
credit union
creditable
crediting rate
creditor
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credit scoring
cred·it scor·ing


noun 
Definition:
 
finance evaluation of creditworthiness: a measure of a person's or organization's creditworthiness calculated on the basis of a combination of factors such as their income and credit history
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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