financial screening
nounUK /faɪˈnænʃəl ˈskriːnɪŋ/
US /faɪˈnænʃəl ˈskriːnɪŋ/
A check to see if someone has enough money for something.
The bank did a financial screening before giving them a loan.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A process that looks at a company's money records to judge its health.
Investors use financial screening to pick strong companies.
3. A safety step that checks if a person can pay for a service.
The landlord ran a financial screening on the new renter.
4. A filter that sorts investments by money-related rules.
Her financial screening removed risky stocks from the list.