credit meaning and definition

CREDIT noun

Definition of credit (noun)

1. approval
   • "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"
   • synonyms: recognition
2. money available for a client to borrow
3. an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
   • synonyms: credit entry
   • antonym: debit
4. used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
   • "she already had several performances to her credit";
5. arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
   • synonyms: deferred payment
   • antonym: cash
6. recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
   • synonyms: course credit
7. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
   • "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
   • synonyms: acknowledgment, citation, cite, mention, quotation, reference
8. 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"
9. an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
   • synonyms: credit rating

CREDIT verb

Definition of credit (verb)

1. give someone credit for something
   • "We credited her for saving our jobs"
2. ascribe an achievement to
   • "She was not properly credited in the program"
   • synonyms: accredit
3. accounting: enter as credit
   • "We credit your account with $100"
   • antonym: debit
4. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of