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| cred·it [ kréddit ] |
noun (plural cred·its) |
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1. recognition: praise or recognition for something done
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2. source of pride: a source of pride or honor
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3. good reputation: somebody's good reputation among or influence with other people
  She has a lot of credit with this community.
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4. pay-later system: an arrangement by which a buyer can take possession of something now and pay for it later or over time
offer credit
buy on credit
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5. time to pay: the time allowed for payment of something by credit
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6. financial status: somebody's financial status or reputation
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7. spending entitlement at store: money that a customer is owed by a store and is entitled to spend there
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8. balance in account: the amount of money in an account after debts have been charged against it
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9. money paid into account: an amount of money paid into an account
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10. amount bank will lend: the amount of money that a financial institution is prepared to lend somebody
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11. acknowledgment of somebody's role: a mention of the role that somebody played in an endeavor, especially an artistic one
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12. deduction of payment from owed amount: the deduction from a business account of an amount owed that has been paid
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13. account payments column: the right-hand side of an account record, where payments to the account are recorded
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14. payment recorded: a payment recorded against an amount owed
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15. course unit: a unit of study, often equivalent to an hour of class time, in a course of higher education
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16. recognition of course completion: official recognition that a student has successfully completed a course of study
get credit for a course
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plural noun cred·its |
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movies tv list of acknowledgments: a listing of the people involved in a movie or television production, together with their roles or jobs
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transitive verb (past and past participle cred·it·ed, present participle cred·it·ing, 3rd person present singular cred·its) |
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1. believe something: to accept that something is true
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2. recognize somebody as responsible: to recognize somebody as the person responsible for an achievement
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3. attribute something to somebody: to ascribe something such as a personal quality to somebody
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4. add money to bank account: to add an amount of money to somebody's bank or savings account
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5. record payment of money: to record an amount of money as a payment in an accounting record
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6. education say officially that student passed: to award a credit to a student for successful completion of a course of study
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin creditum "loan" < past participle of credere "entrust, believe"] |
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to somebody's credit something for which somebody should be commended
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