Word

credit, n.
(credits)
freq. cnt. 22

approval
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

credit recognition

sample sentences

"give her recognition for trying"
"he was given credit for his work"
"give her credit for trying"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

credit

semantic pointers

hypernym

approval, commendation

hyponym

memorial, commemoration, remembrance standing ovation, ovation salute, salutation

money available for a client to borrow
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

credit

semantic pointers

hypernym

assets

hyponym

cheap money export credit import credit credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit commercial credit letter of credit

an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

credit credit entry

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

credit

antonym

debit

semantic pointers

hypernym

entry, accounting entry, ledger entry

used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

credit

sample sentences

"she already had several performances to her credit"

semantic pointers

hypernym

achievement, accomplishment

arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

credit deferred payment

lexical pointers

antonym

cash

semantic pointers

hypernym

payment

recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

course credit credit

semantic pointers

hypernym

attainment

hyponym

semester hour, credit hour

an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
<noun.cognition>

credit credit rating

semantic pointers

hypernym

estimate, approximation, idea, estimation

an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
<noun.communication>

credit

sample sentences

"the credits were given at the end of the film"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

credit

semantic pointers

hypernym

title

part holonym

film, movie, motion picture, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

acknowledgment citation cite credit mention quotation reference

sample sentences

"the student's essay failed to list several important citations"
"the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"
"the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reference

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mention

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cite cite cite cite

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acknowledge