crediting
/ˈkɹɛdɪtɪŋ/
crediting is the present participle and gerund of credit.
Meaning of credit
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.
- To add to an account.
- Credit accounts receivable with the amount of the invoice.
- Antonyms:
- debit
- To acknowledge the contribution of.
- I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.
- 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
crediting (plural creditings)
- The act of making a credit in accounting.
Forms of crediting
| plural | creditings |
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Questions about crediting
- What does crediting mean?
- Crediting means the act of making a credit in accounting.
- What is crediting the present participle and gerund of?
- Crediting is the present participle and gerund of credit.
- What part of speech is crediting?
- Crediting is a noun.
- How do you pronounce crediting?
- Crediting is pronounced /ˈkɹɛdɪtɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of crediting?
- The plural of crediting is creditings.
Words near crediting in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: crediting (page history and authors); credit (page history and authors). 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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