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

By the time the episode ended, he says he was close to his card's £7,000 credit limit.

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

Your spending notifications should reflect your income, budget and credit limit.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

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