"credits" in the noun sense
1. recognition, credit
approval
"give her recognition for trying"
"he was given credit for his work"
"give her credit for trying"
2. credit
money available for a client to borrow
3. credit, credit entry
an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
4. credit
used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
"she already had several performances to her credit"
5. credit, deferred payment
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
6. credit, course credit
recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed typically measured in semester hours
7. citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
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"
8. credit
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"
9. credit rating, credit
an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
"credits" in the verb sense
1. credit
give someone credit for something
"We credited her for saving our jobs"
2. accredit, credit
ascribe an achievement to
"She was not properly credited in the program"
3. credit
accounting: enter as credit
"We credit your account with $100"
4. credit
have trust in trust in the truth or veracity of
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