noun
plural -its
[noncount] money that a bank or business will allow a person to use and then pay back in the future
If you buy something on credit, you take it and promise to pay for it later.
a record of how well you have paid your bills in the past
[count] an amount of money that is added to an account
an amount of money that is subtracted from the amount that must be paid
[noncount] :praise or special attention that is given to someone for doing something or for making something happen
If you give credit where credit is due you praise someone who deserves to be praised.
[noncount] :a good opinion that people have about someone or something
Someone or something that brings credit to you or does you credit causes people to think of you in favorable way.
Something that is to your credit causes people to have a more favorable opinion of you.
Something that does you no credit causes people to have a less favorable opinion of you.
[singular] :a source of honor or pride for someone or something - used in the phrase a credit to
credits [plural] :a list of the names of the people who have worked on or performed in a movie, television program, etc.
a unit that measures a student's progress towards earning a degree in a school, college, etc. [count]
[noncount] :the amount of points earned for work done on a test, exam, project, etc.
on the credit side
chiefly Brit :in the section of a financial record where credits are written
used when mentioning the things that you like about something
verb
-its; -ited; -iting
[+ obj] to add (an amount of money) to a total
to add money to (an account)
to give honor or recognition to (someone or something) for doing something or for making something happen
to say that (something) is because of someone or something :to give credit for (something) to someone or something
to think of (someone) as having a particular quality or effect - usually used as (be) credited
chiefly Brit :to believe that (something) is true