credit-diminishing
|cred-it-di-min-ish-ing|
/ˈkrɛdɪt dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ/
reducing creditworthiness
Etymology
'credit-diminishing' originates from the combination of 'credit' and 'diminishing', where 'credit' refers to the trust in a person's ability to pay back a loan, and 'diminishing' means reducing or making smaller.
'credit' comes from the Latin word 'creditum', meaning 'a loan', and 'diminishing' comes from the Latin 'diminutio', meaning 'a lessening'.
Initially, 'credit' referred to trust in financial transactions, and 'diminishing' meant reducing in size or importance. Together, they now refer to actions or factors that reduce creditworthiness.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
causing a reduction in the amount of credit available or perceived creditworthiness.
The company's credit-diminishing actions led to a downgrade in their credit rating.
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Last updated: 2025/03/20 16:13