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

If you would like to avoid future inactivity-related cuts to your credit limit, you could put a small recurring charge on cards you rarely use and pay them off each month.

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

Burberry would slow shipments to Saks once it reached its credit limit and then resume sending goods when Saks paid down the balance, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 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