ALL meanings of credit
cred·it
C c - noun credit sum deducted (from an amount owed) or added (as to a bank account) in making an adjustment 3
- noun credit trust in one's integrity in money matters and one's ability to meet payments when due 3
- noun credit one's financial reputation or status 3
- noun credit the time allowed for payment 3
- noun credit permission to pay later for goods or services, or a system for doing so 3
- noun credit the certification of a student's successful completion of a unit or course of study 3
- noun credit a unit of work so certified 3
- verb transitive credit to believe in the truth, reliability, etc. of; trust 3
- verb transitive credit to give credit to or deserved commendation for 3
- verb transitive credit to give credit in a bank account, charge account, etc. 3
- verb transitive credit to bring honor to 3
- verb transitive credit to enter on the credit side 3
- verb transitive credit to enter a credit or credits on the record of (a student) 3
- noun credit A credit is an entry on the right-hand side of an account. 3
- verb credit If you credit someone, or credit their account, you allocate money to their account. 3
- verb credit If you credit a sum of money to an account, you add that sum of money to the total in the account. 3
- noun credit If a store or supplier issues a credit to a customer, they give the customer a sum of money or equivalent purchasing power to spend at a later date. 3
- noun credit If a person or business buys on credit, the seller allows the buyer to receive goods or services before making payment. 3
- noun credit Publicly acknowledge someone as a participant in the production of (something published or broadcast). 1
- noun credit commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due. 1
- noun credit a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. 1
- noun credit the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got a screen credit for photography. 1
- noun credit trustworthiness; credibility: a witness of credit. 1
- noun credit confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment. 1
- noun credit reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing: Your credit is good. 1
- noun credit influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation. 1
- noun credit time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust: 90 days' credit. 1
- noun credit repute; reputation; esteem. 1
- transitive verb credit finance: pay in 1
- noun credit a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account: He has an outstanding credit of $50. 1
- transitive verb credit attribute: sth to sb 1
- noun credit Education. official acceptance and recording of the work completed by a student in a particular course of study. a credit hour. 1
- abbreviation CREDIT commendation 1
- noun credit Bookkeeping. an entry of payment or value received on an account. the right-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to debit). an entry, or the total shown, on the credit side. 1
- noun credit great benefit, good thing 1
- noun credit any deposit or sum of money against which a person may draw. 1
- noun credit person bringing honour 1
- verb with object credit to believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in. 1
- noun credit repute, standing 1
- verb with object credit to bring honor, esteem, etc., to; reflect well upon. 1
- noun credit token money 1
- verb with object credit Bookkeeping. to enter upon the credit side of an account; give credit for or to. 1
- noun credit academic point 1
- verb with object credit Education. to award educational credits to (often followed by with): They credited me with three hours in history. 1
- noun credit finance: borrowing 1
- idioms credit do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone. 1
- noun credit accounting: entry 1
- idioms credit on credit, by deferred payment: Everything they have was bought on credit. 1
- noun credit accounting: ledger column 1
- idioms credit to one's credit, deserving of praise or recognition; admirable: It is to his credit that he freely admitted his guilt. 1