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NGSL Rank: 942
credit
ˈkrɛdɪt Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.
    E.g. I've got unlimited credit
  • an entry recording a sum received, listed on the right-hand side or column of an account.
    E.g. the columns should be added across and down and the total debits should equal the total credits
  • public acknowledgement or praise, given or received when a person's responsibility for an action or idea becomes apparent.
    E.g. the Prime Minister was quick to claim the credit for abolishing the tax
  • the acknowledgement of a student's completion of a course or activity that counts towards a degree or diploma as maintained in a school's records.
    E.g. a student can earn one unit of academic credit
  • the quality of being believed or credited.
    E.g. the abstract philosophy of Cicero has lost its credit
verb
  • publicly acknowledge a contributor's role in the production of (something published or broadcast).
    E.g. the screenplay is credited to one American and two Japanese writers
  • add (an amount of money) to an account.
    E.g. this deferred tax can be credited to the profit and loss account
  • believe (something surprising or unlikely).
    E.g. you would hardly credit it—but it was true

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