Definition of "creditworthy" [creditworthy]

• Having an acceptable credit rating. (adjective)

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• "Taken together they are creditworthy, which is why the impending catastrophe was easily avoidable."
• "After all, most of the lenders that are doing the slashing are relying on the credit scoring models to determine who is creditworthy, which is part of the reason the issuers are cutting credit lines."
• "The Conservative policy is praised as 'creditworthy'."