creditworthy

«creditworthy» in Mova's school dictionary: thought safe to lend money to, because they are likely to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (creditworthy, more creditworthy)

meaning for a pupil

(money) A creditworthy person or company is thought safe to lend money to, because they are likely to pay it back. tree →

sense in the lessons

An adult money word: banks lend more easily, and more cheaply, to creditworthy customers. A child may hear it in talk about loans, credit cards and buying a house.

examples

• The bank decided the family was creditworthy and gave them a loan. tree →
• You become creditworthy by paying debts on time. tree →
• Shops only offer «buy now, pay later» to creditworthy customers. tree →
• The company was no longer creditworthy after it lost money. tree →
• Being creditworthy helps adults rent a flat. tree →
• Lenders check whether a business is creditworthy. tree →

note

Also written credit-worthy. Noun: creditworthiness. Opposite: not creditworthy, a bad credit risk.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «creditworthy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.