credit

Definition

  • n. money available for a client to borrow
  • n. an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
  • n. used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise;
  • n. arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services

Word forms

Past participle
credited
Third person singular
credits
Present participle
crediting
Past tense
credited

Example sentences

  1. n.

    She has a high credit score, which helps her get loans easily.

  2. vt.

    The teacher credited her success to hard work and dedication.

  3. n.

    The bank calculated her credit limit based on her income.