Definition of credit

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• credit is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• credit is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• credit is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of credit

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. acknowledgment
  2. citation
  3. cite
  4. mention
  5. quotation
  6. reference
• ascribe an achievement to (verb)

  Examples

  1. She was not properly credited in the program

  Synonyms

  1. accredit
• an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. credit entry
• an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. credit rating
• approval (noun)

  Examples

  1. he was given credit for his work
  2. give her credit for trying

  Synonyms

  1. recognition
• arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. deferred payment
• recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. course credit
• accounting: enter as credit (verb)

  Examples

  1. We credit your account with $100
• an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work (noun)

  Examples

  1. the credits were given at the end of the film
• give someone credit for something (verb)

  Examples

  1. We credited her for saving our jobs
• have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of (verb)
• money available for a client to borrow (noun)
• used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise (noun)

  Examples

  1. she already had several performances to her credit

See definition of credit in Merriam Webster