credit

nouns

approval
"give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"
credit, recognition
money available for a client to borrow
credit
is a type of (narrower)
anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
assets
an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
credit, credit entry
antonym
debit
used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
"she already had several performances to her credit";
credit
is a type of (narrower)
the action of accomplishing something
accomplishment, achievement
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
credit, deferred payment
antonym
cash
recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
course credit, credit
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
"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"
acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference
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"
credit
is a part of
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
"they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
is a type of (narrower)
a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
"the novel had chapter titles"
title
an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
credit, credit rating

verbs

give someone credit for something
"We credited her for saving our jobs"
credit
is a type of (narrower)
attribute or credit to
"We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
ascribe, assign, attribute, impute
ascribe an achievement to
"She was not properly credited in the program"
accredit, credit
accounting: enter as credit
"We credit your account with $100"
credit
is derived from
creditor
antonym
debit
is a type of (narrower)
keep an account of
account, calculate
have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
credit
is a type of (narrower)
have confidence or faith in
"We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
bank, rely, swear, trust