credit check
noun[C]
ukusFINANCE
anexaminationof someone'scredithistory(=recordofpayingdebt)by, forexample, afinancialorganizationthat isconsideringlendingthemmoneyor apossibleemployer:
conduct/do/run a credit checkLegally,employersmustreceivewrittenpermissionfromapplicantsto do acreditcheck.