credit

Definitions

1. 1noun

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

2. 2noun

   Reputation derived from the confidence of others; esteem; honor; good name; estimation.

3. 3noun

   A ground of, or title to, belief or confidence; authority derived from character or reputation.

4. 4noun

   That which tends to procure, or add to, reputation or esteem; an honor.

5. 5noun

   Influence derived from the good opinion, confidence, or favor of others; interest.

6. 6noun

   Trust given or received; expectation of future playment for property transferred, or of fulfillment or promises given; mercantile reputation entitling one to be trusted; -- applied to individuals, corporations, communities, or nations; as, to buy goods on credit.

7. 7noun

   The time given for payment for lands or goods sold on trust; as, a long credit or a short credit.

8. 8noun

   The side of an account on which are entered all items reckoned as values received from the party or the category named at the head of the account; also, any one, or the sum, of these items; -- the opposite of debit; as, this sum is carried to one's credit, and that to his debit; A has several credits on the books of B.

9. 9transitive verb

   To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put trust in; to believe.

10. 10transitive verb

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

11. 11transitive verb

    To enter upon the credit side of an account; to give credit for; as, to credit the amount paid; to set to the credit of; as, to credit a man with the interest paid on a bond.

12. 12noun

    used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise

    "she already had several performances to her credit"

13. 13noun

    recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours

14. 14noun

    an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments

15. 15noun

    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"

16. 16noun

    approval

    "give her recognition for trying"

    "he was given credit for his work"

    Synonyms

    recognition
17. 17noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    acknowledgmentcitationcitementionquotationreference
18. 18noun

    arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services

19. 19noun

    money available for a client to borrow

20. 20noun

    an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

21. 21verb

    have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

22. 22verb

    give someone credit for something

    "We credited her for saving our jobs"

23. 23verb

    ascribe an achievement to

    "She was not properly credited in the program"

    Synonyms

    accredit
24. 24verb

    accounting: enter as credit

    "We credit your account with $100"