Noun
an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
Source: WordNetI'm the treasurer of the state of Ohio, where, when the United States credit rating was downgraded for the first time in American history, and 14 government funds around the country were downgraded, we earned the highest rating we could earn on our $4 billion investment fund. Josh Mandel
Today, credit rating agencies rate companies, countries and bonds. Mike Fitzpatrick
Whether you're earning $7 an hour or $700,000 a year, it's very important to protect your credit rating. Frank Abagnale
Indeed Mr. President, it's either walking the tightrope or plunging to the depths of national despair, eroding the recent credit rating gains that have won us praises in the eyes of the international community. Francis Escudero
Minnesotans lost their jobs because the credit rating agencies didn't do the only job they're supposed to have, the only job they had, which is to give accurate, objective ratings to financial products. Al Franken
We have got this Damocles' sword of Standard and Poor's hanging over us, with the commitment they have made to review Britain's credit rating in the summer of 2010 after the general election. Everybody in Britain has a vital interest in ensuring that the triple A credit rating agency is maintained. Philip Hammond