credit n
1. approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film" [syn: recognition]
2. money available for a client to borrow
3. an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items [syn: credit entry] [ant: debit]
4. used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";
5. arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services [syn: deferred payment] [ant: cash]
6. recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours [syn: course credit]
7. 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"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, acknowledgment, reference, mention, quotation]
8. an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work v
9. give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs"
10. give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the program" [syn: accredit]
11. accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100" [ant: debit]
12. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

Credit \Cred"it\ (kr[e^]d"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Credited; p. pr. & vb. n. Crediting.]
1. To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put trust in; to believe. How shall they credit A poor unlearned virgin? --Shak.
2. 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.
3. (Bookkeeping) To enter upon the credit side of an account;

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