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credit
CEFRB1
/ˈkɹɛdɪt/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Trust that allows someone to borrow money or pay later.
- 02
noun
Praise or recognition for an achievement.
Examples
Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
It's to your credit that you told the truth.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 3
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsTo acknowledge the contribution of.
To add to an account.
verb
Extra meaningTo believe; to put credence in.
More examples
In contextCan I pay by credit card?
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.
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Origin
noun
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.