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credit

noun
  1. used in the phrase 'to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
    “I already had several performances to my credit.”
  2. recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed
    course credit
  3. an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
    credit rating
  4. 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”
  5. approval
    recognition
  6. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
    quotationreferencecitationmentioncite
  7. arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
    deferred payment
  8. money available for a client to borrow
  9. an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
    credit entry
verb
  1. to have trust in
  2. to give someone credit for something
    “We credited them for saving our jobs.”
  3. to ascribe an achievement to
    “They were not properly credited in the program.”
    accredit
  4. to enter as credit, in accounting
    “We credited your account with $100 for the returned goods.”