credit bureau |
an organization that collects and dispenses credit information on individuals or companies. |
credit card |
any of numerous cards, issued by banks, stores, or the like, allowing the holder to charge goods or services; charge card. |
credit history |
a record of how somebody has repaid loans, credit card bills, and other debts, used as a guide by money lenders. |
creditor |
one to whom money is owed. |
credit rating |
a rating of the worthiness of an individual or company to be extended credit, based on previous repayment of debts, financial stability, and the like. |
credit union |
a cooperative financial association that provides its members with services such as checking or savings accounts and loans at low interest rates. |
creditworthy |
considered sufficiently financially sound to be extended credit. |
credo |
any formulation of belief, esp. a religious one; creed. [2 definitions] |
credulity |
an inclination to believe or trust, esp. without sufficient basis or evidence; gullibility. |
credulous |
disposed to believe, esp. on scanty evidence; gullible. [2 definitions] |
Cree |
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the central Canadian provinces. [2 definitions] |
creed |
any formulated system of principles, beliefs, or opinions, esp. in a religion. [2 definitions] |
Creek |
a member of the strong confederacy of Indian tribes formed from groups previously in Alabama and Georgia, and now mostly in Oklahoma. [2 definitions] |
creek |
a stream, smaller than a river, in some places flowing only after rain falls or snow melts. |
creek bed |
a channel occupied, or formerly occupied, by a stream. |
creel |
a portable basketlike container carried by a person who is fishing, to hold the fish that have been caught. [2 definitions] |
creep |
to move with the body close to or dragging along on the ground or other surface; crawl. [12 definitions] |
creepage |
a gradual movement as of soil, rock, or glaciers. |
creeper |
a person, animal, or thing that creeps. [6 definitions] |
creep out |
(informal) to cause (someone) to feel uneasy or a bit frightened; give (someone) the creeps. |
creep up on |
to silently approach from behind or in such as way as to surprise. |