credit
/ˈkɹɛdɪt/ noun A2- Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
- Recognition, respect and admiration. · I give you credit for owning up to your mistake.· He arrived five minutes late, but to his credit he did work an extra ten minutes at the end of his shift.
- Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts. · She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.
- Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie. · They kissed, and then the credits rolled.
- A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid. · In view of your payment record, we are happy to extend further credit to you.
- The time given for payment for something sold on trust. · a long credit or a short credit
- A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment). · What do you mean my credit is no good?
- An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
Plural credits
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Elizabeth could not help saying, “It is very much to his credit, I am sure, that you should think so.”
He seized a rope which Dantès flung to him, and with an activity that would have done credit to a sailor, climbed up the side of the ship, while the young man, going to his task, left the conversation to Danglars, who now came towards the owner.
“The moment you have received this, have the kindness to take the letter of credit from my pocket-book, which you will find in the square drawer of the secrétaire; add your own to it, if it be not sufficient.
A CONTROVERSY prevailed among the beasts of the field as to which of the animals deserved the most credit for producing the greatest number of whelps at a birth.
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