Synonyms for credit

noun

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
• an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
• an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
• approval
• arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
• recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
• an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
• money available for a client to borrow
• used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise

verb

• ascribe an achievement to
• accounting: enter as credit
• give someone credit for something
• have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of