credit

A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.

Money available for a client to borrow.

Used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise.

“she already had several performances to her credit”

An accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items.

An estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments.

Approval.

“he was given credit for his work”

“give her credit for trying”

Arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services.

Recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours.

An entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work.

“the credits were given at the end of the film”

Give someone credit for something.

“We credited her for saving our jobs”

Have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of.

Ascribe an achievement to.

“She was not properly credited in the program”

Accounting: enter as credit.

“We credit your account with $100”