Noun Definition

credit

1.Definition: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Related Noun(s):acknowledgment, citation, cite, mention, quotation, reference

Category: General

2.Definition: an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

Category: General

3.Definition: 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"

Category: General

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

Category: General

5.Definition: approval

"Give her recognition for trying", "He was given credit for his work", "Give her credit for trying"

Related Noun(s):recognition

Category: General

6.Definition: arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services

Category: General

7.Definition: money available for a client to borrow

Category: General

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

Category: General

9.Definition: used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise

"She already had several performances to her credit"

Category: General