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credit

Dictionary definition · credit

noun

  1. approval"give her recognition for trying"
  2. money available for a client to borrow
  3. an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
  4. used in the phrase ‘to your credit’ in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise"she already had several performances to her credit"
  5. arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
  6. recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
  7. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage"the student's essay failed to list several important citations"
  8. an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work"the credits were given at the end of the film"

verb

  1. give someone credit for something"We credited her for saving our jobs"
  2. ascribe an achievement to"She was not properly credited in the program"
  3. enter as credit"We credit your account with $100"
  4. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

Similar words

recognitionaccreditcredit entrydeferred paymentcourse creditacknowledgmentcitationcitementionquotation

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).