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Feb 13, 2012
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Synonyms for credit

Noun

1. recognition, credit, approval, commendation
usage: approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film"
2. credit, assets
usage: money available for a client to borrow
3. credit, credit entry, entry, accounting entry, ledger entry
usage: an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
4. credit, accomplishment, achievement
usage: used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";
5. credit, deferred payment, payment
usage: arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
6. credit, course credit, attainment
usage: recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
7. citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation, note, annotation, notation
usage: 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"
8. credit, title
usage: an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work

Verb

1. credit, impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
usage: give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs"
2. accredit, credit, impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
usage: give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the program"
3. credit, account, calculate
usage: accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100"
4. credit, trust, swear, rely, bank
usage: have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
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