Definitions for credits

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credits cred·it

Spelling: [kred-it]

IPA: /ˈkrɛd ɪt/

Credits is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 254 anagrams from letters in credits (cdeirst).

Definitions for credits

noun

1. commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
2. a source of pride or honor:
3. the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.:
4. trustworthiness; credibility:
5. confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment.
6. reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing:
7. influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation.
8. time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust:
9. repute; reputation; esteem.
10. a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account:
11. Education. official acceptance and recording of the work completed by a student in a particular course of study. a credit hour.
12. Bookkeeping. an entry of payment or value received on an account. the right-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to debit). an entry, or the total shown, on the credit side.
13. any deposit or sum of money against which a person may draw.

Idioms

1. do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone.
2. on credit, by deferred payment:
3. to one's credit, deserving of praise or recognition; admirable:

Verb phrases

1. credit to/with, to ascribe to a (thing, person, etc.):

verb (used with object)

1. to believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in.
2. to bring honor, esteem, etc., to; reflect well upon.
3. Bookkeeping. to enter upon the credit side of an account; give credit for or to.
4. Education. to award educational credits to (often followed by with):

Origin of credits

1535-45; Middle French Old Italian credito Latin crēditum loan, noun use of neuter of crēditus, past participle of crēdere to believe, confide, entrust, give credit

Examples for credits

Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.

There must have been over two thousand credits in the wallet.

He credits late comedian Eric Tunney, his co-host after Williams moved to Hollywood, with helping define Ed.

And Ejogo credits her director for many of those added elements.

And soon Plato was richer by fifteen credits, instead of the ten or twelve he had hoped for.

Mr. Grant had gone to an Indian lodge to receive his credits.

Tom Cotton credits Harvard as the place where he “discovered political philosophy as a way of life.”

The guard treated him unfairly, lied about him to the warden, lost his credits, persecuted him.

Provided the first shipment carries the most we can get for the credits I brought.

Ferris credits her books Louisiana Cookery (1954) and New Orleans Cuisine (1969) as exemplars of diligent reporting and research.