credit
/ˈkɹɛdɪt/ verb, noun, proper noun
Forms credits crediting credited creditest creditedst crediteth
- verb (transitive) To believe; to put credence in. “Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.”
- verb (transitive, accounting) To add to an account. “Credit accounts receivable with the amount of the invoice.”
- verb (transitive) To acknowledge the contribution of. “I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.”
- verb (transitive) To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
- noun Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
- noun (uncountable) Recognition, respect and admiration. “I give you credit for owning up to your mistake.”
- noun (countable) Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts. “She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.”
- noun (television, film, usually in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie. “They kissed, and then the credits rolled.”
- noun (uncountable, law, business, finance) 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. “In view of your payment record, we are happy to extend further credit to you.”
- noun The time given for payment for something sold on trust. “a long credit or a short credit”
- noun (uncountable, US) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment). “What do you mean my credit is no good?”
- noun (accounting) An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
accept believe due unit recognition credit entry deferred payment course credit citation cite acknowledgment reference mention quotation credit rating accredit
Antonyms
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.
Webster’s 1913
- noun Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.
- noun Reputation derived from the confidence of others; esteem; honor; good name; estimation.
- verb To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put trust in; to believe.
- verb To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of. You credit the church as much by your government as you did the school formerly by your wit. South.
Etymology [F. cr (cf. It. credito), L. creditum loan, prop. neut. of creditus, p. p. of credere to trust, loan, believe. See Creed.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “credit”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details