credit

credit
cred|it1 W2S2 [ˈkredıt] n
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1¦(delayed payment)¦
2¦(praise)¦
3 be a credit to somebody/something
4 have something to your credit
5 in credit
6 the credits
7 on the credit side
8¦(university)¦
9¦(amount of money)¦
10¦(true/correct)¦
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[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: crédit, from Italian, from Latin creditum 'something given to someone to keep safe, loan', from credere; CREDENCE]
1.) ¦(DELAYED PAYMENT)¦[U]
an arrangement with a shop, bank etc that allows you to buy something and pay for it later
on credit
▪ 56 per cent of new cars were bought on credit.
▪ Several stores are offering interest-free credit (=credit with nointerest charges) .
▪ a credit agreement
▪ What's the credit limit on your Visa card?
credit facilities
(=the opportunity to buy something on credit)
2.) ¦(PRAISE)¦[U]
approval or praise that you give to someone for something they have done
credit for
▪ Credit for this win goes to everybody in the team.
▪ They never give Gene any credit for all the extra work he does.
take/claim/deserve etc (the) credit
▪ She deserves credit for trying her best.
to sb's credit
(=used to say that someone has done something good)
▪ To Jamie's credit, he remained calm.
▪ Credit must go to Fiona for making sure everything ran smoothly.
3.) be a credit to sb/sth also do sb/sth credit
to behave so well or be so successful that your family, team etc are proud of you
▪ She's a credit to her profession.
▪ Your children really do you credit.
4.) have sth to your credit
to have achieved something
▪ She already has two successful novels to her credit.
5.) in credit
if you are in credit, you have money in your bank account
▪ There are no bank charges if you stay in credit.
6.) the credits [plural]
a list of all the people involved in making a film or television programme, which is shown at the beginning or end of it
7.) on the credit side
used to talk about the good things about someone or something
▪ On the credit side, the book is extremely well-researched.
8.) ¦(UNIVERSITY)¦
a successfully completed part of a course at a university or college
▪ I don't have enough credits to graduate.
9.) ¦(AMOUNT OF MONEY)¦
an amount of money that is put into someone's bank account or added to another amount
≠ ↑debit
▪ The company promised to provide credits to customers who had been charged too much.
10.) ¦(TRUE/CORRECT)¦[U]
the belief that something is true or correct
▪ The witness's story gained credit with the jury.
credit 2
credit2 v [T not in progressive]
1.) to add money to a bank account
≠ ↑debit credit to
▪ The cheque has been credited to your account.
credit with
▪ For some reason my account's been credited with an extra $76.
2.) credit sb with (doing) sth
to believe or admit that someone has a quality, or has done something good
▪ Do credit me with a little intelligence!
▪ Evans is credited with inventing the system.
3.) be credited to sb/sth
if something is credited to someone or something, they have achieved it or are the reason for it
▪ Much of Manchester United's success can be credited to their manager.
4.) formal to believe that something is true
difficult/hard/impossible etc to credit
▪ We found his statement hard to credit.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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