credit

Definitions of credit in various dictionaries:

noun - approval

noun - money available for a client to borrow

noun - an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

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

noun - arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services

noun - recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed

noun - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

noun - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work

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

verb - give someone credit for something

verb - ascribe an achievement to

verb - accounting: enter as credit

verb - have trust in

Belief or confidence in the truth of something.

A reputation for sound character or quality; standing.

A source of honor or distinction: She is a credit to her family.

Influence based on the good opinion or confidence of others.

Often credits.

Official certification or recognition that a student has successfully completed a course of study: He received full credit for his studies at a previous school.

A unit of study so certified: This course carries three credits.

Reputation for solvency and integrity entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing: You should have no trouble getting the loan if your credit is good.

An arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase: a store that offers credit; bought my stereo on credit.

The terms governing such an arrangement: low prices and easy credit.

The time allowed for deferred payment: an automatic 30-day credit on all orders.

Accounting.

The deduction of a payment made by a debtor from an amount due.

The right-hand side of an account on which such amounts are entered.

An entry or the sum of the entries on this side.

The positive balance or amount remaining in a person’s account.

A credit line.

To believe in; trust: “She refused steadfastly to credit the reports of his death” (Agatha Christie).

To regard as having performed an action or being endowed with a quality: had to credit them with good intentions.

Accounting.

To enter as a credit: credited $500 to her account.

To make a credit entry in: credit an account.

To give or award an educational credit to.

To bring honor or distinction to.

verb - to accept as true

CREDIT - Credit (from Latin credit, "(he/she/it) believes") is the trust which allows one party to provide money or resources to another party where that seco...