credit
Part of speech: verb
noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: accounting
broadcasting
business
film
finance
law
literature
media
publishing
science-fiction
television
Etymology: 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.
Inflected forms:
form: credits
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: crediting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: credited
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: credited
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: credit
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: credit
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: credited
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: credit
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: creditest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: credited
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: creditedst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: credits
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: crediteth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: credited
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: credit
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: credited
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: credit
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: credited
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: credit
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: crediting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: credited
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: credits
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: To believe; to put credence in.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.
How shall they credit
 A poor unlearned virgin?
[T]he Heart that is conscious of its own integrity is ever slowest to credit another's Treachery.
She said quite naturally, as if nothing had happened, “I want you to go back home, Victor darling. 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.
gloss: To add to an account.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: 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.
The full amount of the purchase has been credited to your account.
gloss: To acknowledge the contribution of.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.
Credit the point guard with another assist.
So sublime was the region that many credit it with being the birthplace of British tourism.
gloss: To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: You credit the church as much by your government as you did the school formerly by your wit.
gloss: Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: When Jonathan and the people heard these words they gave no credit into them, nor received them.
gloss: Recognition, respect and admiration.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: 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.
John Gilpin was a citizen
 Of credit and renown,
 A train-band Captain eke was he
 Of famous London town.
The admirable smoothness of the riding also reflected the greatest credit on those who, despite the difficulties caused by the shortage of men and materials, have succeeded in maintaining the track in such first-class order.
"I've got to give credit to Van Persie, it was a great goal. We didn't mean to give them chances but they're a good team."
You have to give director Colm McCarthy, a Scottish TV veteran making his feature film debut, and writer Mike Carey, adapting his own novel, credit for attempting the seemingly impossible task of doing something new with the zombie subgenre.
gloss: Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.
gloss: Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
pos: noun
tags: countable
plural-normally
uncountable
examples: They kissed, and then the credits rolled.
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: In view of your payment record, we are happy to extend further credit to you.
gloss: The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: a long credit or a short credit
gloss: A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
pos: noun
tags: US
uncountable
examples: What do you mean my credit is no good?
gloss: An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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?
gloss: A source of value, distinction or honour.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: A unit of currency used in a fictional universe or timeframe.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
The standard credit was established by the Citadel's Unified Banking Act as the currency of interstellar trade. The credit has a managed floating exchange rate, calculated in real time by the central bank to maintain the average value of all participating currencies. Some regional currencies are worth more than a credit and some less.
"First the Patrons wipe-out our home world, now you blow any chance of us making any credits," Kane said in his gruff sinking voice.
gloss: A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: Recognition for having taken a course (class).
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: If you do not come to class, you will not get credit for the class, regardless of how well you do on the final.
gloss: A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: Dude, I just need 3 more credits to graduate – I can take socio-linguistics of Swahili if I want.
Related words: credence
credential
credibility
creditable
creditor
creditworthy
credo
creed
credible
Derived words: discredit
miscredit
recredit
uncredit
Translations:
lang: Finnish
word: piste
lang: Finnish
word: krediitti
lang: German
word: Credit
lang: German
word: Guthabenspunkt
lang: Hungarian
word: kredit
lang: Indonesian
word: pulsa
lang: Japanese
word: クレジット
roman: kurejitto
lang: Korean
word: 단위
roman: danwi
lang: Russian
word: креди́т
roman: kredít
lang: Russian
word: очко́
roman: očkó