| 单词 | creditworthiness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈcreditworthiness ˈcreditworthiness n. (a) believability, credibility, trustworthiness (now relatively rare); (b) the extent to which a person, firm, etc., is considered suitable for financial credit. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > reputation of credence?a1513 credit?1552 creditworthiness1832 credit standing1866 status enquiry1877 the three C's1885 1832 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 24 Mar. 59/3 The specification of ‘fourpence in ha'pence’, though in reality nonsense, carries the day; it gives a plausibility and credit-worthiness to the demand that could not otherwise be obtained. 1853 Chambers's Pocket Misc. XVIII. 90 A respectable person gave testimony to the creditworthiness of this strange history. 1868 Chambers's Encycl. II. 95/1 A merchant in New York will sell his bills to a broker or dealer in this kind of instrument, the price paid being according to the state of the money-market and the creditworthiness of the acceptor. 1940 Economist 5 Oct. 431/2 The guaranteed prices which the farmers were granted..removed at one stroke the credit worthiness of the industry. 1984 D. A. Pailin Attitudes to Other Relig. vi. 94 In spite of their multisided attacks on Mahomet's creditworthiness, they do occasionally use his views on certain points when they support the Christian case. 2010 Independent 21 June (Viewspaper section) 2/3 If drastic action is not taken, Britain's creditworthiness will be threatened while in the long term future generations will be saddled with monstrous levels of debt. < as lemmas |
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