Meanings
nouncredit balance (plural credit balances)
plural credit balances
- accountingThe amount by which credits exceed debits.
- bankingThe amount of money in an account held by a financial institution.
- bankingThe amount of money owed on a credit card.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan account balance in which credits exceed debits, and the bank owes money to the customer.
Similar
positive balance
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French solde créditeur
- solde créditeur(accounting)
Cite this entry
APA
credit balance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20balance
MLA
“credit balance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20balance. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “credit balance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20balance.
Source: credit balance on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.