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| 1. | [ noun ] approval | |
| Synonyms: | recognition | |
| Examples: | "give her recognition for trying" "he was given credit for his work" "it is to her credit that she tried" "the credits were given at the end of the film" |
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| Related terms: | approval memorial ovation salute | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (finance) money available for a client to borrow | |
| Related terms: | asset assets cheap_money credit_line import_credit letter_of_credit commercial_credit export_credit | |
| 3. | [ verb ] give someone credit for something | |
| Examples: | "We credited her for saving our jobs" |
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| Related terms: | impute ascribe recognition | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (accounting) an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items | |
| Synonyms: | credit_entry | |
| Related terms: | debit entry balance | |
| 5. | [ noun ] used in the phrase "to your credit" to indicate an achievement deserving praise | |
| Examples: | "she already had several performances to her credit" |
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| Related terms: | accomplishment | |
| 6. | [ verb ] give credit for | |
| Synonyms: | accredit | |
| Examples: | "I credit you with saving his life" |
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| Related terms: | impute ascribe citation | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (accounting) accounting: enter as credit | |
| Examples: | "We credit your account with $100" |
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| Related terms: | debit account finance | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (business) arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services | |
| Synonyms: | deferred_payment | |
| Related terms: | cash payment | |
| 9. | [ verb ] have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of | |
| Related terms: | trust believe | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (education) recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours | |
| Synonyms: | course_credit | |
| Related terms: | attainment semester_hour | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (writing) a short note acknowledging a source of information or quoting a passage | |
| Synonyms: | reference quotation mention acknowledgment citation | |
| Examples: | "the student's essay failed to list several important citations" "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" |
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| Related terms: | note cross-reference photo_credit mention reference notice adduce | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (linguistics,film,writing) an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work | |
| Related terms: | title movie | |
| Similar spelling: |
credits creditor credited crediting crudity crudites crowded |
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