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credit
('kr/E/d/I/t )

noun (n)

  • approval(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He was given credit for his work.
    Give her credit for trying.
    Synonym:
    recognition
    source: wordnet30
  • money available for a client to borrow(noun.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    credit entry
    Antonym:
    debit, debit entry
    source: wordnet30
  • used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise(noun.act)
    Example:
    She already had several performances to her credit.
    source: wordnet30
  • arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    deferred payment
    Antonym:
    cash, immediate payment
    source: wordnet30
  • recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    course credit
    source: wordnet30
  • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    acknowledgment, citation, cite, mention, quotation, reference
    source: wordnet30
  • an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The credits were given at the end of the film.
    source: wordnet30
  • an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    credit rating
    source: wordnet30
  • Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • give someone credit for something(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    We credited her for saving our jobs.
    source: wordnet30
  • ascribe an achievement to(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    She was not properly credited in the program.
    Synonym:
    accredit
    source: wordnet30
  • accounting: enter as credit(verb.possession)
    Example:
    We credit your account with $100.
    Antonym:
    debit
    source: wordnet30
  • have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of(verb.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put trust in; to believe.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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