Main entry: credit
Definition: used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
Usage: she already had several performances to her credit;
Main entry: course credit, credit
Definition: recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
Main entry: credit, credit rating
Definition: an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
Main entry: credit
Definition: 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
Main entry: credit, recognition
Definition: approval
Usage: give her recognition for trying; he was given credit for his work; give her credit for trying
Main entry: mention, quotation, reference, citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit
Definition: 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
Main entry: deferred payment, credit
Definition: arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
Main entry: credit
Definition: money available for a client to borrow
Main entry: credit, credit entry
Definition: an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
Main entry: credit
Definition: have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
Main entry: credit
Definition: give someone credit for something
Usage: We credited her for saving our jobs
Definition: ascribe an achievement to
Usage: She was not properly credited in the program
Main entry: credit
Definition: accounting: enter as credit
Usage: We credit your account with $100