credit

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To believe; to put credence in.
2. (transitive) To add to an account.
3. (transitive) To acknowledge the contribution of.
4. (transitive) To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
2. (uncountable) Recognition, respect and admiration.
3. (countable) Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
4. (countable, plural-normally, uncountable) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
5. (uncountable) 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.
6. (countable, uncountable) The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
7. (US, uncountable) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
8. (countable, uncountable) An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
9. (countable, uncountable) A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
10. (countable, uncountable) A source of value, distinction or honour.
11. (countable, uncountable) A unit of currency used in a fictional universe or timeframe.
12. (countable, uncountable) A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.
13. (uncountable) Recognition for having taken a course (class).
14. (countable) A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.

Opposite of

debit

Synonyms

trust

loan

reputation

honour

accredit

attribute

esteem

faith

credence

debt

honor

reliance

repute

money

💸

belief

borrowing

prestige

believe

claim

quotation

merit

credit line

letter of credit

credit side

confidence

Social Security credits

deferred payment

credit titles

quarters

cite

citation

acknowledgment

recognition

reference

course credit

mention

fame

dignity

good name

credit entry

title

credit rating

believe in

pay

💸

conviction

face

be convinced

deposit

commendation

account

Translations

crédit

credito

crédito

Kredit

crédito

krediet

accreditare

honneur

abonar

créditer

gutschreiben

mérite

tegoed

Ansehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɛdɪt/

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.