credit - noun

approval

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

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

an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work

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

credit - verb

• give someone credit for something
• ascribe an achievement to
• accounting: enter as credit
• have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

credit - thesaurus

accredit   acknowledgment   citation   cite   mention   quotation   recognition   reference