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    credit
    /ˈkrɛdɪt/

    noun

    • 1. the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future: "I've got unlimited credit" Similar financial standingfinancial statussolvency
    • 2. an entry recording a sum received, listed on the right-hand side or column of an account: "the columns should be added across and down and the total debits should equal the total credits"

    verb

    • 1. publicly acknowledge a contributor's role in the production of (something published or broadcast): "the screenplay is credited to one American and two Japanese writers" Similar ascribeattributeassignaccredit
    • 2. add (an amount of money) to an account: "this deferred tax can be credited to the profit and loss account"

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