credit line(名词)常指两种含义:
/ˈkrɛdɪt laɪn/
They increased my credit line to $5,000.
他们把我的信用额度提高到了5000美元。
After the merger, the company renegotiated its credit line with the bank to secure cheaper financing and avoid cash-flow pressure during the transition.
并购之后,公司与银行重新谈判授信额度,以获得更低成本的融资,并在过渡期避免现金流压力。
credit 来自拉丁语 creditum(“借贷、所信任之物”)及 credere(“相信、信任”),引申为“信用、赊账能力”。line 有“线、界限、条目”之意,在金融语境中常指“额度/界限”。合起来 credit line 就是“可动用信用的上限/额度”,在出版与媒体语境中也可指“署名的一行文字”。