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Added 9 October 2026

credit

/ˈkɹɛdɪt/ verb

Latin root: crēditum Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about credit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To believe; to put credence in.
Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.
To add to an account.
Credit accounts receivable with the amount of the invoice.
To acknowledge the contribution of.
I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.

noun

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
Recognition, respect and admiration.
I give you credit for owning up to your mistake.
Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French crédit (“belief, trust”), from Latin crēditum (“a loan, credit”), neuter of crēditus, past participle of crēdere (“to believe”). The verb is from the noun. Doublet of shraddha, creed.

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