credit
approval
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,997 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,986 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- approval also: recognition give her recognition for tryinghe was given credit for his work
- money available for a client to borrow
- an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items also: credit entry
- used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise she already had several performances to her credit
- arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services also: deferred payment
- recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours also: course credit
credit in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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My mental arithmetic had done me credit.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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But naturally I shall get no credit for that.
Punch — Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 · Various · Chapter 1
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Several of the pupils giggled, but to their credit, Dorothy and Nancy managed not to laugh.
Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore · Amy Brooks · Chapter 1
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Sure, sir, a loathed cruelty in ladies Is as to doctors many funerals: It takes away their credit.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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It was, in fact, the cashier of the Mutual Credit Society, looking very much indeed as the shop-keeper had described him.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1