| CRE | a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered |
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| CRE | a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers |
| CRE | an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items |
| CRE | a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article |
| CRE | the maximum credit that a customer is allowed |
| CRE | an order that is received without payment |
| CRE | account of payments received |
| CRE | a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit |
| CRE | a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings |
| CRE | worthy of often limited commendation |
| CRE | to a tolerably worthy extent |
| CRE | (usually followed by `to') given credit for |