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credit
noun
praise
or
recognition
given
to
someone
for
something
good
they
have
done
•
You
should
give
yourself
credit
for
finishing
the
project
early
.
You
should
give
yourself
credit
for
finishing
the
project
early
.
•
The
director
claimed
full
credit
for
the
film
’
s
success
.
The
director
claimed
full
credit
for
the
film
’
s
success
.
Same
Latin
root
as
sense
1
,
linked
to
the
idea
of
trust
and
belief
.
noun
a
unit
that
shows
how
much
study
a
student
has
completed
toward
a
qualification
•
This
chemistry
class
is
worth
three
credits
.
This
chemistry
class
is
worth
three
credits
.
•
He
needs
thirty
credits
to
finish
his
degree
.
He
needs
thirty
credits
to
finish
his
degree
.
Shifted
from
financial
meaning
to
an
academic
‘
value
’
in
late
19th-century
U
.
S
.
universities
.
noun
a
list
of
people
who
worked
on
a
book
,
film
,
song
,
or
other
work
,
usually
shown
at
the
end
•
Her
name
appeared
in
the
closing
credits
of
the
movie
.
Her
name
appeared
in
the
closing
credits
of
the
movie
.
•
Stay
after
the
credits
because
there
is
a
hidden
scene
.
Stay
after
the
credits
because
there
is
a
hidden
scene
.
Recorded
in
the
early
20th
century
for
film
industry
lists
,
extending
the
idea
of
‘
giving
credit
’.
verb
-
credit
,
crediting
,
credits
,
credited
to
add
money
to
someone
’
s
account
•
The
bank
credited
the
interest
to
my
savings
account
.
The
bank
credited
the
interest
to
my
savings
account
.
•
We
will
credit
your
card
within
five
business
days
.
We
will
credit
your
card
within
five
business
days
.
Verb
use
dates
from
early
15th
century
,
meaning
‘
to
believe
’;
the
financial
sense
arose
in
the
17th
century
.
verb
-
credit
,
crediting
,
credits
,
credited
to
say
or
believe
that
someone
or
something
is
responsible
for
a
success
,
idea
,
or
result
•
Many
people
credit
Marie
Curie
with
discovering
radium
.
Many
people
credit
Marie
Curie
with
discovering
radium
.
•
He
credited
his
success
to
supportive
parents
and
hard
work
.
He
credited
his
success
to
supportive
parents
and
hard
work
.
Extends
original
sense
of
‘
believe
’
to
assigning
cause
or
praise
,
first
recorded
in
the
16th
century
.