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[ UK /kɹˈɛdɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹɛdət, ˈkɹɛdɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. ascribe an achievement to
    She was not properly credited in the program
  2. accounting: enter as credit
    We credit your account with $100
  3. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
  4. give someone credit for something
    We credited her for saving our jobs
NOUN
  1. arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
  2. used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
    she already had several performances to her credit
  3. approval
    give her credit for trying
    he was given credit for his work
    give her recognition for trying
  4. an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
  5. an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
  6. recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
  7. money available for a client to borrow
  8. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
    the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
    the student's essay failed to list several important citations
    the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
  9. 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
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How To Use credit In A Sentence

  • Frankly I don't understand why most companies don't follow the same policy as franked income in the hands of shareholders is worth a lot more to them than huge piles of franking credits mouldering away in the company's balance sheet.
  • So the publisher/distributor is sending the rest of the order while the first half is being RETURNED FOR CREDIT, and Borders can then use that credit to get books through Ingrams, who carries a helluva lot more than just that one small press. January 11th, 2009
  • He can still credit marvels, the little miracles and epiphanies that rise out of our daily lives.
  • Many freshmen have to take remedial English classes for which they receive no credit.
  • When the tax credit was in place, a person could buy a house for $8,000 down (the bluebook value of a 2005 Dodge Caravan). Tom Silva: Why Should We Care About Housing?
  • Many people striving to get through the next fortnight of seemingly ceaseless spending may be tempted to spread the cost with a zero per cent credit card. Times, Sunday Times
  • That provides a powerful financial incentive for banks to supply more credit. Times, Sunday Times
  • I have said enough elsewhere to discredit such notions.
  • That means classes are taught in English, and students earn degrees by accruing credits.
  • The poll was widely discredited after allegations of ballot rigging.
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