credit

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Praise or recognition for something you have done.

   Usage: For recognition, use give someone credit for something or take credit for something. This use is usually uncountable: give credit, rather than give a credit.

   The designer gave her whole team credit for the successful exhibition.

   She deserves credit for finishing the project on time.

2. 2
   verb

   To say that someone is responsible for an achievement.

   They were not properly credited in the program.

3. 3
   verb

   To add an amount of money to an account.

   We credited your account with $100 for the returned goods.

4. 4
   noun

   A list of the people who helped make a film or program.

   The credits rolled at the end of the film.

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Simplified etymology

Credit ultimately comes from Latin credere, “to believe or trust.” It first meant “belief” or “trustworthiness” in English; by the mid-16th century it also referred to trust that someone would pay later.

Borrowed through French crédit, from Latin crēditum, a loan, related to crēdere, to believe or trust. English also uses credit for recognition of a contribution.

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