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Meaning of fico | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈfaɪkəʊ/

Definitions

  1. A surname from Italian.
  2. Acronym of Fair Isaac Corporation, the first corporation to introduce credit scores.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. a fig; an insignificant trifle
    archaic
  4. a sign of contempt made with the fingers
    archaic

Equivalents

Italiano fico fico
Português fico

Examples

“a fico for the phrase.”
“As for these chicken-hearted tremblers,' he continued, squinting askance at our companions, 'a fico for them!”
“Fifteen hundred dollars stolen through the extortion exerted through the credit bureaus and the FICO nonsense. This is not theft by deception, this is robbery in broad daylight.”
“In addition to these variations of FICO Scores, each credit reporting agency also offers its own proprietary credit scoring model and makes their own credit scores available to consumers as well as creditors and lenders.”
“In my view then Voodoo FICO credit scoring had to go and common sense had to move back in.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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