credit+on+a+thing

См. также в других словарях:

• credit — [kred′it] n. [Fr crédit < It credito < L creditus, pp. of credere: see CREED] 1. belief or trust; confidence; faith 2. Rare the quality of being credible or trustworthy 3. a) the favorable estimate of a person s character; reputation; good… …   English World dictionary

• credit — n 1 *belief, faith, credence Analogous words: reliance, *trust, confidence, faith: assurance, certitude, conviction, *certainty Contrasted words: *unbelief, disbelief, incredulity: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• credit — (n.) 1520s, from M.Fr. crédit (15c.) belief, trust, from It. credito, from L. creditum a loan, thing entrusted to another, from pp. of credere to trust, entrust, believe (see CREDO (Cf. credo)). The commercial sense was the original one in… …   Etymology dictionary

• credit to — ˈcredit to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they credit to he/she/it credits to present participle crediting to past tense credited to p …   Useful english dictionary

• Credit history — This article deals with the general concept of the term credit history. For detailed information about the same topic in the United States, see Credit score (United States). Credit history or credit report is, in many countries, a record of an… …   Wikipedia

• credit — an entry made on the right hand side of an account and indicating a gain to a liability, owner s equity or revenue account. Glossary of Business Terms money loaned. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. credit cred‧it 1 [ˈkredt] noun 1.… …   Financial and business terms

• Credit — Money loaned. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. credit cred‧it 1 [ˈkredt] noun 1. [uncountable] COMMERCE an arrangement with a shop, supplier etc to buy something now and pay for it later: • They are saving for new furniture… …   Financial and business terms

• credit — creditless, adj. /kred it/, n. 1. commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due. 2. a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. 3. the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or… …   Universalium

• credit — cred|it1 [ kredıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 arrangement to pay later ▸ 2 money you have right to ▸ 3 praise for something you did ▸ 4 at college/university ▸ 5 money added to account ▸ 6 movie etc. someone worked on ▸ 7 list of who made movie etc. ▸ +… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• credit — [[t]kre̱dɪt[/t]] ♦♦ credits, crediting, credited 1) N UNCOUNT: oft on N If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them. The group can t get credit to buy farming… …   English dictionary

• credit — /ˈkrɛdət / (say kreduht) noun 1. commendation or honour or acknowledgement given for some action, quality, etc. 2. a person or thing being acknowledged as a source of commendation or honour: a credit to the team. 3. influence or authority… …