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noun
A credit facility under which a bank or other lender agrees to provide a client with loans of money up to an approved limit during a predefined period. The client may borrow the entire credit amount all at once or in portions during the specified period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: banking, business, finance
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Synonyms: credit line
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The maximum borrowable amount made available by that facility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: banking, business, finance
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: credit line, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: credit
Narrower terms: consumer credit
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Across languages
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