- credit
- I UK [ˈkredɪt] / US
noun
Word forms "credit":
singular credit plural credits
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1) [uncountable] an arrangement to receive goods from a shop or money from a bank and pay for it lateron credit:give/offer credit:I don't like buying things on credit.
interest-free credit:Some suppliers will not give credit to their customers.
You can get interest-free credit on all our products.
2) [uncountable] praise for something you have done or achievedcredit for:take the credit:You deserve credit for making him change his mind.
He always takes the credit for my ideas.
3) [countable] an amount of money that you add to an account. An amount of money that you take out of an account is a debitAll credits, debits, and charges will show on your bank statement.
the credit column of a balance sheet
4) [countable] an amount of money that you have a right to, for example money that you can use to pay part of your tax billThese tax credits are designed to help offset the costs of child-care.
The government plans to introduce export credits.
5) [countable] a part of a college or university course that you have completed successfullyThis course counts as one credit towards your degree.
6) [countable] a film, television programme, play etc that a particular person has worked ona director whose television credits include NYPD Blue
7) the credits[plural] a list of the people involved in making a film or television programme that is shown at the end or beginning of it the closing/end/opening credits:The song plays over the opening credits.
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II UK [ˈkredɪt] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "credit":
present tense I/you/we/they credit he/she/it credits present participle crediting past tense credited past participle credited
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1) to add an amount of money to an accountcredit someone/something with something:credit something to someone/something:Your account has been credited with the amount owed.
The money will be credited to your account by the end of business tomorrow.
2) [usually in negatives or questions] to believe that something is truescarcely/hardly credit something:credit that:I could scarcely credit what had happened.
would you credit it? (= it's very surprising):It was hard to credit that he had once been an actor.
Phrasal verbs:Would you credit it? – She's passed all her exams!
English dictionary. 2014.