credit

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Praise or recognition for something you have done.

   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.

Common collocations

• credit card Adjective + noun

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.

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