DEFINITION of 'Bad Credit'. A qualification of an individual's credit history that indicates that a borrower carries a higher credit risk. A low credit score indicates bad credit, while a high credit score is an indicator of good credit. Creditors who have lent money to an individual with bad credit face a higher risk of that individual missing payments or defaulting. Next Up.
HOW ABOUT NO. Best Answer. The word pencil comes from the Latin word penicillus, which means little tail - the name of the tiny brush that ancient Romans used as a writing instrument. Best Answer.
pencil. 1  Archaic an artist's small, fine brush. 2  the individual style or ability of an artist. 3  a slender, rod-shaped instrument of wood, metal, etc. with a center stick of graphite, crayon, etc. that is sharpened to a point for marking, writing, and drawing.