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

add (an amount of money) to an account

this deferred tax can be credited to the profit and loss account

believe (something surprising or unlikely)

you would hardly credit it—but it was true

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

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

public acknowledgement or praise, given or received when a person's responsibility for an action or idea becomes apparent

he was quick to claim credit for the accomplishments of others

the acknowledgement of a student's completion of a course or activity that counts towards a degree or diploma as maintained in a school's records

a student can earn one unit of academic credit

the quality of being believed or credited

the abstract philosophy of Cicero has lost its credit