cre·den·tial
kri-ˈden(t)-shəl 
: warranting credit or confidence
—used chiefly in the phrase credential letters
1
: something that gives a title to credit or confidence
2
credentials plural
: testimonials or certified documents showing that a person is entitled to credit or has a right to exercise official power
a doctor's credentials
3
credentialed also credentialled; credentialing also credentialling
: to furnish with credentials
… to credential adequate academic performance …—
K. Patricia Cross
K. Patricia Crossjournalists who have been credentialed by the Secret Service
Examples of credential in a Sentence
Noun
My experience as a manager is my strongest credential.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
This new credential is modeled similarly to Indiana’s College Core program, which allows students to obtain a 30-credit block, or a full school year worth of class credits, to transfer to any of the state’s public colleges or universities.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
The All England Club might not credential me for even suggesting it, or even thinking about it.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Widely regarded as one of the greatest managers alive, his credentials include league titles in both Germany and England with the aforementioned clubs as well as a Champions League title—something like European soccer’s Super Bowl—with Liverpool.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
This new credential is modeled similarly to Indiana’s College Core program, which allows students to obtain a 30-credit block, or a full school year worth of class credits, to transfer to any of the state’s public colleges or universities.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
Xi will have multiple ways to credential his successor, but as the story of Mao’s troubled succession suggests, no facet of his successor’s dossier will be more important than his ties to and rapport with the military.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
The All England Club might not credential me for even suggesting it, or even thinking about it.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Credential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credential. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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