What is the meaning of credit?

noun

• Approval.
  • usage: "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"
  • synonyms: recognition
• Money available for a client to borrow.
• An accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items.
  • synonyms: credit entry
• Used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise.
  • usage: "she already had several performances to her credit";
• Arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services.
  • synonyms: deferred payment
• Recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours.
  • synonyms: course credit
• A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.
  • usage: "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
  • synonyms: citation, cite, acknowledgment, reference, mention, quotation
• An entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work.
  • usage: "the credits were given at the end of the film"
• An estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments.
  • synonyms: credit rating

verb

• Give someone credit for something.
  • usage: "We credited her for saving our jobs"
• Ascribe an achievement to.
  • usage: "She was not properly credited in the program"
  • synonyms: accredit
• Accounting: enter as credit.
  • usage: "We credit your account with $100"
• Have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of. .