credit report
A report, provided by a credit bureau that shows the credit history of a potential borrower. This is used by lenders to determine creditworthiness. Some lenders will use a single report, while others may obtain credit reports from all three credit bureaus.
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The following dictionary definition list is provided for clarification only. Note that many definitions are not directly applicable to mortgages, loans or other financial terminology in this glossary. Used with permission: WordNet 2.1 Copyright 2005 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
credit
Noun: recognition, credit (approval) "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film"
Noun: credit (money available for a client to borrow)
Noun: credit, credit entry (an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items)
Noun: credit (used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise) "she already had several performances to her credit";
Noun: credit, deferred payment (arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services)
Noun: credit, course credit (recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours)
Noun: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation (a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage) "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
Noun: credit (an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work)
Verb: credit (give someone credit for something) "We credited her for saving our jobs"
Verb: accredit, credit (give credit for) "She was not properly credited in the program"
Verb: credit (accounting: enter as credit) "We credit your account with $100"
Verb: credit (have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of)
report
Noun: report, study, written report (a written document describing the findings of some individual or group) "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
Noun: report, news report, story, account, write up (a short account of the news) "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
Noun: report, account (the act of informing by verbal report) "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
Noun: report (a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)) "they heard a violent report followed by silence"
Noun: report card, report (a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment) "his father signed his report card"
Noun: composition, paper, report, theme (an essay (especially one written as an assignment)) "he got an A on his composition"
Noun: reputation, report (the general estimation that the public has for a person) "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"
Verb: report, describe, account (to give an account or representation of in words) "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
Verb: report (announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities) "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"
Verb: report (announce one's presence) "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"
Verb: report (make known to the authorities) "One student reported the other to the principal"
Verb: report, cover (be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism) "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City"
Verb: report (complain about; make a charge against) "I reported her to the supervisor"
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