crediting

noun

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

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

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed

arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services

used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise

an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

money available for a client to borrow

approval

verb

have trust in

accounting: enter as credit

ascribe an achievement to

give someone credit for something

Roots

crederecred- · Latin · to believe, to entrust

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