Definitions for credit

(approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying")

(money available for a client to borrow)

(an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items)

(used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";)

(arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services)

(recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours)

(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")

(an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film")

(an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments)

(give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs")

(ascribe an achievement to; "She was not properly credited in the program")

(accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100")

(have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of)