Credit - Definition

n 1: approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given
credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying" [syn:
recognition, credit]
2: money available for a client to borrow
3: an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
[syn: credit, credit entry] [ant: debit, debit entry]
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:
credit, deferred payment] [ant: cash, immediate
payment]
6: recognition by a college or university that a course of
studies has been successfully completed; typically measured
in semester hours [syn: credit, 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, cite,
acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention,
quotation]
8: 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"
9: an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an
organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
[syn: credit rating, credit]
v 1: give someone credit for something; "We credited her for
saving our jobs"
2: ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in
the program" [syn: accredit, credit]
3: accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with
$100" [ant: debit]
4: have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of