credit

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/ˈkɹɛdɪt/

noun 5verb 4name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

due, over, poor, professional, slowest, sure, tight

She has poor credit and struggled to get approved for a mortgage.

VERB + CREDIT

buy, can't, characterized, don't, gave, get, give, honor

I don't credit those rumors because they come from unreliable sources online.

CREDIT + NOUN

another's, entitles, months, peary, school, treachery

She received credit for another's work and felt guilty about it.

PREP.

from, into, on, on, up, with, with

She paid for the new sofa on credit and regretted it immediately.

ADV.

ever, instead

She's never been given credit for her work; instead, her boss took all the praise.

Definitions

verb

To believe; to put credence in.

Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.

How shall they credit A poor unlearned virgin?

To add to an account.

Credit accounts receivable with the amount of the invoice.

For the payroll period credit employees' tips to their wages paid account and debit their minimum wage payable account.

To acknowledge the contribution of.

I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.

Credit the point guard with another assist.

To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.

You credit the church as much by your government as you did the school formerly by your wit.

noun

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.

When Jonathan and the people heard these words they gave no credit into them, nor received them.

Recognition, respect and admiration.

I give you credit for owning up to your mistake.

He arrived five minutes late, but to his credit he did work an extra ten minutes at the end of his shift.

Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.

She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.

Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.

They kissed, and then the credits rolled.

A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.

In view of your payment record, we are happy to extend further credit to you.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — approval

recognition

noun — a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quo

verb — ascribe an achievement to

accredit

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

do you accept credit cards

Used to ask whether or not products or services may be paid for by credit card.

take the cash and let the credit go

Exploit and enjoy the opportunities and pleasures available here and now and do not invest effort pursuing prospective future gratifications.

Some for the Glories of This World; and some / Sigh for the Prophet's Paradise to come; / Ah, take the Cash, and let the Credit go, / Nor heed the rumble of a distant Drum!

private credit

An aspect of the shadow banking system involving assets defined by non-bank lending where the debt is not issued or traded on the public markets, unlike corporate bonds and municipal bonds.

Holonym: shadow banking system

Example Bank

Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.

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How shall they credit A poor unlearned virgin?

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[T]he Heart that is conscious of its own integrity is ever slowest to credit another's Treachery.

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When Jonathan and the people heard these words they gave no credit into them, nor received them.

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I give you credit for owning up to your mistake.

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He arrived five minutes late, but to his credit he did work an extra ten minutes at the end of his shift.

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