English Explanatory Dictionary

credit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To believe; to put credence in.
  2. To add to an account.
  3. To acknowledge the contribution of.
  4. To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
noun
  1. Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
  2. Recognition, respect and admiration.
  3. Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
  4. Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
  5. 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.
  6. The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
  7. A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
  8. An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
  9. A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
  10. A source of value, distinction or honour.
  11. A unit of currency used in a fictional universe or timeframe.
  12. A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɛdɪt/ en-us-credit.ogg

Word forms

credit credits crediting credited no-table-tags glossary creditest creditedst crediteth

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French crédit (“belief, trust”), from Latin crēditum (“a loan, credit”), neuter of crēditus, past participle of crēdere (“to believe”). The verb is from the noun. Doublet of shraddha, creed.

Synonyms

accept believe unit

Antonyms

debit

Related words

credence credential credibility creditable creditor creditworthy credo creed credible

Derived words

discredit miscredit recredit uncredit agency credit memo bill of credit book credit carbon credit closing credits co-credit consumer credit course credit creditable credit account credit balance credit bar credit bureau credit card credit cookie credit crunch credit crunched credit-crunched credit cycle credit default option credit default swap credit-deposit ratio creditee credit event credit facility credit history credit hour credit institution creditism creditless credit life insurance credit limit credit line credit-linked note credit management credit manager credit money credit mule credit muling credit note credit rating credit reference credit repair credit report credit risk creditrix credit score credit spread credit squeeze credits warp credit transfer credit union credit where credit's due credit whore creditworthiness credit-worthy

Translations

Finnish: piste Finnish: krediitti German: Credit German: Guthabenspunkt Hungarian: kredit Indonesian: pulsa Japanese: クレジット Korean: 단위 Russian: креди́т Russian: очко́
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