credit
     n 1: approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given
          credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the
          credits were given at the end of the film" [syn: {recognition}]
     2: money available for a client to borrow
     3: an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
        [syn: {credit entry}] [ant: {debit}]
     4: used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an
        achievement deserving praise; "she already had several
        performances to her credit";
     5: arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
        [syn: {deferred payment}] [ant: {cash}]
     6: recognition by a college or university that a course of
        studies has been successfully completed; typically
        measured in semester hours [syn: {course credit}]
     7: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a
        quoted passage; "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" [syn: {citation},
         {acknowledgment}, {reference}, {mention}, {quotation}]
     8: an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or
        written work
     v 1: give someone credit for something; "We credited her for
          saving our jobs"
     2: give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the
        program" [syn: {accredit}]
     3: accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with
        $100" [ant: {debit}]
     4: have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
Source: WordNet® 2.0