Building societies make loans to creditworthy customers.
They now take extra steps to verify the creditworthiness of customers.
English dictionary. 2008.
creditworthy — cred‧it‧wor‧thy [ˈkredtˌwɜːði ǁ ˌwɜːr ] adjective ECONOMICS BANKING if a country, business, or individual is creditworthy, they are in a good position financially and have a good record of paying back loans on time, so institutions can lend… … Financial and business terms
creditworthy — cred·it·wor·thy / kre dit ˌwər t̲h̲ē/ adj: likely to be able to repay loans or consumer credit cred·it·wor·thi·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cr … Law dictionary
creditworthy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ considered suitable to receive commercial credit. DERIVATIVES creditworthiness noun … English terms dictionary
creditworthy — [kred′it wʉr΄thē] adj. considered sufficiently sound financially to be granted credit: also sp. credit worthy creditworthiness n … English World dictionary
creditworthy — credit worthy credit worthy creditworthy creditworthyadj. having an acceptable credit rating; worthy of having credit extended; as, a credit worthy customer. Syn: responsible. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
creditworthy — cred|it|wor|thy [ˈkredıtˌwə:ði US ˌwə:r ] adj formal considered to be able to pay debts ▪ creditworthy borrowers >creditworthiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
creditworthy — / kredɪtwɜ:ði/ adjective having enough money to be able to buy goods on credit ● We will do some checks on her to see if she is creditworthy … Marketing dictionary in english
creditworthy — / kredɪtwɜ:ði/ adjective having enough money to be able to buy goods on credit ● We will do some checks on her to see if she is creditworthy … Dictionary of banking and finance
creditworthy — adjective Date: 1924 financially sound enough to justify the extension of credit • creditworthiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
creditworthy — creditworthiness, n. /kred it werr dhee/, adj. having a satisfactory credit rating. [1555 65, for an earlier sense; CREDIT + WORTHY] * * * … Universalium
