credit risk

noun

The risk of loss due to a debtor's nonpayment or delayed payment of a financial obligation, such as an account payable, a loan or other line of credit.

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Meanings

nouncredit risk (countable and uncountable, plural credit risks)

plural credit risks

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe risk of loss due to a debtor's nonpayment or delayed payment of a financial obligation, such as an account payable, a loan or other line of credit.

Translations

Arabic مَخَاطِر الاِئْتِمَان
  • مَخَاطِر الاِئْتِمَان (maḵāṭir al-iʔtimān)type of risk
Czech kreditní riziko
  • kreditní rizikotype of risk
Finnish luottoriski
  • luottoriskitype of risk
German Kreditrisiko
  • Kreditrisikotype of risk
Greek πιστωτικός κίνδυνος
  • πιστωτικός κίνδυνος (pistotikós kíndynos)type of risk
Polish ryzyko kredytowe
  • ryzyko kredytowetype of risk
Swedish kreditrisk
  • kreditrisktype of risk
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APA

credit risk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20risk

MLA

“credit risk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20risk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “credit risk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20risk.

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