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Definition of credit

noun:

• approval; "give her recognition for trying", "he was given credit for his work", "give her credit for trying". Synonyms: recognition.
• money available for a client to borrow.
• an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items. Synonyms: credit entry. Antonyms: debit.
• used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit".
• arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services. Synonyms: deferred payment. Antonyms: cash.
• recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours. Synonyms: course credit.
• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations", "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book", "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases". Synonyms: acknowledgment, citation, cite, mention, quotation, reference.
• 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".
• an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments. Synonyms: credit rating.

verb:

• give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs".
• ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in the program". Synonyms: accredit.
• accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100". Antonyms: debit.
• have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of.

Related words

believe, commemoration, finance, line, memorial, ovation, remembrance, salutation, salute.

Words nearby

credits.

Rhymes with

discredit, edit.