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.
For example, place the ruler against a pencil with the eraser at the far left of the ruler. Mark where the tip of the pencil lead ends on the ruler. If the pencil point ends at the shorter line halfway between the 4 and 5 inches marks, then your pencil is 4 and 1/2 inches long.