CREDIT CHECKの意味、信用調査

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2005.11.14(Review of 2003.10.31 edition)

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Today's Lesson
CREDIT CHECK   信用調査

Explanation

  • A credit check is an investigation of someone's financial history to determine how likely they are to pay back a loan, pay the rent for an apartment on time, etc.
  • credit check とは、借金の返済や、家賃の支払いを期日までにできるかどうかの判断材料として、これまでの財政状態を調べることを言います。

examples

  1. (bank loan officer to a loan applicant)
    Do you have any objections if I do a credit check on you?
  2. (prospective tenant to a landlord)
    a: So, when can I move into the apartment?
    b: Well, I have to run a credit check first. If there are no problems, you can move in next week.
  3. (accountant to his boss)
    I have some bad news about our new client. According to the results of the credit check we requested, they're heavily in debt.

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