credit limit

Example Sentences

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For instance, when you tap or swipe your card at a restaurant, the entire bottom line—including state and local taxes and gratuity—is subtracted from your card’s credit limit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

This is the first time I’ve ever had a credit limit lowered.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

Not all banks tell a customer in advance that their credit limit is being cut unless it leads to an overdraft fee or some other fees associated with the credit card.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

Six months later, Santander increased his credit limit to £9,000.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

There was also a number which looked like a credit limit, in come cases a very, very large limit, for each person.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette