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verb. uk / ˈkred.ɪt / us / ˈkred.ɪt / credit verb (PAY) [ T ] to pay money into a bank account: credit something with something They credited my account with $20 after I pointed out the mistake. Fewer examples. They've credited my account with another £100. We'll credit you with the remaining amount next week.
1. : reliance on the truth or reality of something. gave credit to everything he said. Give no credit to idle rumors. 2. a. : the balance in a person's favor in an account. b. : an amount or sum placed at a person's disposal by a bank. c. : the provision of money, goods, or services with the expectation of future payment. long-term credit.
be credited to somebody/something. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English be credited to somebody/something if something is credited to someone or something, they have achieved it or are the reason for it Much of Manchester United’s success can be credited to their manager. → credit Examples from the Corpus be credited to somebody ...
[usually passive] to believe or say that somebody is responsible for doing something, especially something good. be credited All the contributors are credited on the title page. be credited as somebody/something She has been wrongly credited as the author.
to consider that someone has a particular quality: I had credited them with more integrity than they showed. to say that someone is responsible for something good: She is credited with making the business a success. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Analysing and evaluating.
noun. commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: The charity deserves credit for helping many poor families make ends meet during the recession. a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.:
v. [ ~ + object + with/to + object] to give responsibility for; ascribe; attribute: Those herbs were credited with almost supernatural healing powers. [ ~ + object + with + object] to believe to be or have: I credited him with more intelligence than that. to believe or trust:[ ~ + object] Can you credit the governor's press releases?
