A creditworthy person or organization is one who can safely be lent money or allowed to have goods on credit, for example because in the past they have always paid back what they owe.
Building societies make loans to creditworthy customers.
creditworthinessuncountable noun
They now take extra steps to verify the creditworthiness of customers. [+ of]
creditworthy in British English
(ˈkrɛdɪtˌwɜːðɪ)
adjective
(of an individual or business enterprise) adjudged as meriting credit on the basis of such factors as earning power, previous record of debt repayment, etc
Derived forms
creditworthiness (ˈcreditˌworthiness)
noun
creditworthy in American English
(ˈkrɛdɪtˌwɜrði)
adjective
considered sufficiently sound financially to be granted credit
: also sp. credit-worthy
Derived forms
creditworthiness (ˈcreditˌworthiness)
noun
Examples of 'creditworthy' in a sentence
creditworthy
It may be inevitable that the less creditworthy will pay more to borrow, but this disparity is far too great.