credit [ˈkrɛdɪt]

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¹ credit noun

• money that a bank or business will allow a person to use and then pay back in the future
• a record of how well you have paid your bills in the past
• an amount of money that is added to an account

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² credit verb

• to add (an amount of money) to a total
• to add money to (an account)
• to give honor or recognition to (someone or something) for doing something or for making something happen —often + with