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
One man told us how his bank had increased his credit limit, even though he had racked up almost £7,000 of debt during a manic episode linked to bipolar disorder.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
We wanted to pin a man down to a definite credit limit, both as regards time and amount.
From Dawson Black: Retail Merchant by Whitehead, Harold
