Meanings
nouncredit bureau (plural credit bureaus or credit bureaux)
plural credit bureaus · plural credit bureaux
- data collection agency that gathers account information from various creditors and provides that information to responsible agencies
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APA
credit bureau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20bureau
MLA
“credit bureau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20bureau. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “credit bureau,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20bureau.
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