| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | kreh'daht; kreh'diht |
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| Rhymes | abbot, abut, accredit, and 364 more rhymes in aht at the HyperDic website... |
| acquit, admit, affectionate, and 178 more rhymes in iht at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Approval. |
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| Examples | "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film" |
| Synonyms | recognition |
| Narrower | memorial, commemoration, remembrance; ovation, standing ovation; salute, salutation |
| Broader | approval, commendation |
| Verbs | credit |
| Meaning | Money available for a client to borrow. |
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| Narrower | cheap money; export credit; import credit; credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit; commercial credit; letter of credit |
| Broader | assets |
| Meaning | An accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items. |
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| Synonyms | credit entry |
| Broader | entry, accounting entry, ledger entry |
| Contrary | debit, debit entry |
| Verbs | credit |
| Meaning | Used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise. |
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| Examples | "she already had several performances to her credit"; |
| Broader | accomplishment, achievement |
| Meaning | Arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services. |
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| Synonyms | deferred payment |
| Broader | payment |
| Contrary | cash, immediate payment |
| Meaning | Recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed. Typically measured in semester hours. |
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| Synonyms | course credit |
| Narrower | semester hour, credit hour |
| Broader | attainment |
| Meaning | A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. |
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| Synonyms | citation, acknowledgment, reference, mention, quotation |
| Narrower | photo credit; cross-reference, cross-index |
| Broader | note, annotation, notation |
| Verbs | credit |
| Meaning | An entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work. |
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| Part of | movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick |
| Broader | title |
| Verbs | credit |
| Meaning | Give someone credit for something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something |
| Examples | "We credited her for saving our jobs" |
| Broader | impute, ascribe, assign, attribute |
| Nouns | credit |
| Meaning | Give credit for. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s somebody something |
| Examples | "She was not properly credited in the program" |
| Synonyms | accredit |
| Broader | impute, ascribe, assign, attribute |
| Nouns | credit; credit |
| Meaning | Accounting: enter as credit. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something |
| Examples | "We credit your account with $100" |
| Narrower | finance |
| Broader | account, calculate |
| Contrary | debit |
| Nouns | creditor; credit |
| Meaning | Have trust in. Trust in the truth or veracity of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Narrower | believe |
| Broader | trust, swear, rely, bank |