English dictionary
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English noun: credit | |||
| 1. | credit (communication) approval | ||
| Samples | Give her recognition for trying. He was given credit for his work. Give her credit for trying. | ||
| Synonyms | recognition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | approval, commendation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | commemoration, memorial, ovation, remembrance, salutation, salute, standing ovation | ||
| 2. | credit (possession) money available for a client to borrow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assets | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bank line, cheap money, commercial credit, credit line, export credit, import credit, letter of credit, line, line of credit, personal credit line, personal line of credit | ||
| 3. | credit (possession) an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items | ||
| Synonyms | credit entry | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accounting entry, entry, ledger entry | ||
| Antonyms | debit, debit entry | ||
| 4. | credit (act) used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise | ||
| Samples | She already had several performances to her credit. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accomplishment, achievement | ||
| 5. | credit (possession) arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services | ||
| Synonyms | deferred payment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | payment | ||
| Antonyms | immediate payment, cash | ||
| 6. | credit (act) recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours | ||
| Synonyms | course credit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attainment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | credit hour, semester hour | ||
| 7. | credit (communication) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | acknowledgment, citation, cite, mention, quotation, reference | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | annotation, notation, note | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cross-index, cross-reference, photo credit | ||
| 8. | credit (communication) an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work | ||
| Samples | The credits were given at the end of the film. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | title | ||
| Part meronym | film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show | ||
| 9. | credit (cognition) an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments | ||
| Synonyms | credit rating | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | approximation, estimate, estimation, idea | ||
English verb: credit | |||
| 1. | credit (cognition) give someone credit for something | ||
| Samples | We credited her for saving our jobs. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascribe, assign, attribute, impute | ||
| 2. | credit (cognition) ascribe an achievement to | ||
| Samples | She was not properly credited in the program. | ||
| Synonyms | accredit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascribe, assign, attribute, impute | ||
| 3. | credit (possession) accounting: enter as credit | ||
| Samples | We credit your account with $100. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | account, calculate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | finance | ||
| Antonyms | debit | ||
| 4. | credit (cognition) have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bank, rely, swear, trust | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | believe | ||
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