credit

Meanings

Verb

• To believe; to put credence in.
• To add to an account.
• To acknowledge the contribution of.
• 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.
• Recognition and respect.
• Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
• Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
• 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.
• The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
• A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
• An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
• A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
• A source of value, distinction or honour.
• A unit of currency used in a fictional universe or timeframe.
• A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.
• Recognition for having taken a course (class).
• A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.

Related

Similar words

• unit

Origin

• Borrowed from Middle French crédit ("belief, trust"), from Latin crēditum ("a loan, credit"), neuter of crēditus, past participle of crēdere. The verb is from the noun. shraddha, creed.