credit line

noun

Synonyms of credit linenext
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: a line, note, or name that acknowledges the source of an item (such as a news dispatch or television program)

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Your credit line and credit history won’t be impacted, and any remaining balance will be carried over. Raina He, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026 Interest rates for bank loans and credit lines used in the financing of the company are also indexed to sustainability target. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026 Banks are making the argument that such a plan would most hurt poor people, at a time of economic concern, by curtailing or eliminating credit lines, driving them to high-cost alternatives like payday loans or pawnshops. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026 Over the past several years, Moscow has supplied military equipment to Caracas, supported Venezuela’s state oil company through joint ventures, and extended loans and credit lines that have helped keep parts of the country’s oil sector functioning. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for credit line

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of credit line was in 1888

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“Credit line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20line. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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