credit
/ˈkɹɛdɪt/
credit verb: to believe; to put credence in.
Verb
credit (third-person singular simple present credits, present participle crediting, simple past and past participle credited)
- To believe; to put credence in.
- Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.
- How shall they credit
A poor unlearned virgin?c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To add to an account.
- Credit accounts receivable with the amount of the invoice.
- For the payroll period credit employees' tips to their wages paid account and debit their minimum wage payable account.
- Antonyms:
- debit
- To acknowledge the contribution of.
- I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.
- Credit the point guard with another assist.
- To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
- You credit the church as much by your government as you did the school formerly by your wit.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
Noun
credit (countable and uncountable, plural credits)
- Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
- When Jonathan and the people heard these words they gave no credit into them, nor received them.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Maccabees 10:46
- Recognition, respect and admiration.
- I give you credit for owning up to your mistake.
- He arrived five minutes late, but to his credit he did work an extra ten minutes at the end of his shift.
- Synonyms:
- due
- Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
- She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.
- Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
- They kissed, and then the credits rolled.
- 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.
- In view of your payment record, we are happy to extend further credit to you.
- The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
- a long credit or a short credit
- A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
- What do you mean my credit is no good?
- 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.
- Didn't you know that the IRS will refund any excess payroll taxes that you paid if you use the 45(B) general business credit?
- A source of value, distinction or honour.
- That engineer is a credit to the team.
- I published, because I was told I might please such as it was a credit to please.1836, Henry Francis Cary, The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope.: The Author's Preface
- A unit of currency used in a fictional universe or timeframe.
- To repair your star cruiser will cost 100,000 credits.
- Aside from the fact that she means nearly ten million credits investment, which no one will insure on this trip, there will necessarily be seventy-three men aboard.1934 December, John W. Campbell, Jr., “The Mightiest Machine”, in Astounding Stories, volume XIV, number 4, Street & Smith, page 12
- A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.
- Would you like to play? I put in a dollar and I've got two credits left.
- Facebook Credits are a virtual currency used only on Facebook that debuted in May 2009. Ten credits are equal to one dollar. Facebook keeps 30% of all Facebook Credit transactions.2012, Brian Carter, Justin Levy, Facebook Marketing, Que Publishing, →ISBN, page 178
- Recognition for having taken a course (class).
- If you do not come to class, you will not get credit for the class, regardless of how well you do on the final.
- A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.
- Dude, I just need 3 more credits to graduate – I can take socio-linguistics of Swahili if I want.
- Synonyms:
- unit
Proper noun capitalized: Credit
Credit (plural Credits)
- A surname.
credit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
credit in Hindi
- recognition and respect
- श्रेय śrey
- privilege of delayed payment
- क्रेडिट kreḍiṭ
credit in Tamil
- வரவு, கடன், இருப்பு, கிட்டிப்பு, தர மதிப்பீடு, அளவெண்
credit in Urdu
- privilege of delayed payment
- کِریڈِٹ kireḍiṭ
credit in Bengali
- privilege of delayed payment
- ক্রেডিট kreḍiṭ
More languagesFewer languages
- credit in Telugu
- పరపతి parapati
- credit in Malayalam
- പറ്റ് paṟṟŭ
- credit in Kannada
- ಅಂಗಡಿಸಾಲ aṅgaḍisāla
- credit in Punjabi
- ਕ੍ਰੈਡਿਟ, ਕ੍ਰੈਡਿਟ ਕਰਨਾ, ਕ੍ਰੈਡਿਟਿੰਗ
- credit in Gujarati
- ધિરાણ, ક્રેડિટ, ક્રેડિટિંગ
- credit in Sanskrit
- श्रद्दधाति śraddadhāti, सम्पुट sampuṭa
- credit in Nepali
- क्रेडिट, क्रेडिटिङ
- credit in Tagalog
- pantaw
- credit in Arabic
- اِئْتِمَان iʔtimān
- credit in Malay
- kredit
- credit in Indonesian
- gugu, percaya, akuan, pertimbang
- credit in Persian
- کِرِدیت keredit, اِعْتِبار e'tebâr
- credit in Thai
- เครดิต kree-dìt
- credit in Vietnamese
- tín dụng, ghi có
- credit in Myanmar
- အကြွေး a.krwe:
Examples of credit in a sentence
- The full amount of the purchase has been credited to your account.
- [T]he Heart that is conscious of its own integrity is ever slowest to credit another's Treachery.1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, IV.iii:
- You mustn’t worry about me any more.”’ Victor told me he could hardly credit it, at first, that she could stand there and say this to him.1952, Daphne du Maurier, “Monte Verità”, in The Apple Tree:
- So sublime was the region that many credit it with being the birthplace of British tourism.2026 May, Cyrus Dunham, “Nature's Way”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 106:
- "I've got to give credit to Van Persie, it was a great goal.2011 December 10, David Ornstein quoting David Moyes, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport:
Synonyms of credit
Antonyms
Forms of credit
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | credits |
| present participle | crediting |
| past participle | credited |
| past | credited |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | creditest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | creditedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | crediteth |
| Noun | |
| plural | credits |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Credits |
Origin of credit
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.
Words formed from credit
- agency credit memo
- bill of credit
- book credit
- carbon credit
- closing credits
- co-credit
- consumer credit
- course credit
- creditable
- credit account
- credit balance
- credit bar
- credit bureau
- credit card
- credit cookie
- credit crunch
- credit crunched
- credit-crunched
- credit cycle
- credit default option
- credit default swap
- credit-deposit ratio
- creditee
- credit event
- credit facility
- credit history
- credit hour
- credit institution
- creditism
- creditless
- credit life insurance
- credit limit
- credit line
- credit-linked note
- credit management
- credit manager
- credit money
- credit mule
- credit muling
- credit note
- credit rating
- credit reference
- credit repair
- credit report
- credit risk
- creditrix
- credit score
- credit spread
- credit squeeze
- credits warp
- credit transfer
- credit union
- credit where credit's due
- credit whore
- creditworthiness
- creditworthy
- credit-worthy
- do credit
- end credits
- Eurocredit
Phrases with credit
- on credit
- did credit
- tax credit
- tip credit
- credit bars
- does credit
- done credit
- gave credit
- give credit
- take credit
- took credit
- wage credit
77 more phrasesFewer phrases
- credit cards
- credit hours
- credit lines
- credit mules
- credit notes
- credit risks
- doing credit
- extra credit
- given credit
- gives credit
- paper credit
- swing credit
- taken credit
- takes credit
- credit events
- credit limits
- credit moneys
- credit monies
- credit scores
- credit unions
- credit whores
- giving credit
- public credit
- retail credit
- social credit
- taking credit
- credit bureaus
- credit bureaux
- credit cookies
- credit ratings
- credit reports
- credit spreads
- line of credit
- private credit
- thermal credit
- bills of credit
- credit accounts
- credit crunches
- credit squeezes
- lines of credit
- marginal credit
- tip wage credit
- to one's credit
- took credit for
- credit card slot
- credit card tart
- credit histories
- credit transfers
- letter of credit
- revolving credit
- taken credit for
- takes credit for
- universal credit
- credit card slots
- credit card tarts
- credit facilities
- credit references
- letters of credit
- taking credit for
- agency credit memos
- credit institutions
- secured credit card
- to someone's credit
- credit card terminal
- credit default swaps
- secured credit cards
- credit card terminals
- full faith and credit
- time letter of credit
- credit default options
- do you accept credit cards
- commercial letter of credit
- commercial letters of credit
- irrevocable letter of credit
- irrevocable letters of credit
- give credit where credit is due
- take the cash and let the credit go
Words that rhyme with credit
Questions about credit
- What does credit mean?
- Credit means to believe; to put credence in.
- What is credit in Hindi?
- Credit in Hindi is श्रेय (śrey), क्रेडिट (kreḍiṭ). See Credit meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use credit in a sentence?
- The full amount of the purchase has been credited to your account.
- What part of speech is credit?
- Credit can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce credit?
- Credit is pronounced /ˈkɹɛdɪt/.
- What is the past tense of credit?
- The past tense of credit is credited.
Words near credit in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: credit (page history and authors); Credit (page history and authors); credit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പറ്റ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಅಂಗಡಿಸಾಲ (Kannada) (page history and authors); credit (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); credit (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); श्रद्दधाति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); credit (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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