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creditworthy

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Deemed likely to repay debts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having an acceptable credit rating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having an acceptable credit rating

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a responsible borrower

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: responsible

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From credit + -worthy.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 信譽好的 /信誉好的 (xìnyù hǎo de) — deemed likely to repay debts
  • Finnish: luottokelpoinen — deemed likely to repay debts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 信譽好的 /信誉好的 (xìnyù hǎo de) — having an acceptable credit rating
  • Finnish: luottokelpoinen — having an acceptable credit rating
  • Georgian: კრედიტუნარიანი (ḳrediṭunariani) — having an acceptable credit rating
  • German: kreditwürdig — having an acceptable credit rating
  • Hungarian: hitelképes — having an acceptable credit rating
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kredittverdig — having an acceptable credit rating
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kredittverdig — having an acceptable credit rating
  • Russian: кредитоспосо́бный (kreditosposóbnyj) — having an acceptable credit rating