credit

²credit

verb

Definition of CREDIT

transitive verb

1

: to trust in the truth of : believe <find his story hard to credit>

2

: to supply goods on credit to

3

archaic : to bring credit or honor upon

4

a : to enter upon the credit side of an account b : to place an amount to the credit of <credit his account with ten dollars>

5

a : to consider usually favorably as the source, agent, or performer of an action or the possessor of a trait <credits him with an excellent sense of humor> b : to attribute to some person <they credit the invention to him>

Examples of CREDIT

1. Your payment of $38.50 has been credited to your account.
2. The bank is crediting your account for the full amount.
3. They credited the rescue to his quick thinking.

Origin of CREDIT

partly from ¹credit; partly from Latin creditus, past participle

First Known Use: circa 1530

Related to CREDIT

Synonyms: accredit, ascribe, attribute, chalk up, impute, lay, put down

Antonyms: disbelieve, discredit, reject

Related Words: blame, charge, father (on), impute (to), pin (on); assign, refer; associate, attach, connect, link

Near Antonyms: distrust, doubt, misdoubt, mistrust, question, suspect; challenge, dispute

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Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Rhymes with CREDIT

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