Meaning Of The Word Credit

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credit
If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.

credit in Accounting 1
noun: A credit is an entry on the right-hand side of an account.

credit in Accounting 2
verb: If you credit someone, or credit their account, you allocate money to their account.

credit in Accounting 3
verb: If you credit a sum of money to an account, you add that sum of money to the total in the account.

credit in American English
belief or trust; confidence; faith
noun: commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.

credit in British English
noun: commendation or approval, as for an act or quality

credit in Retail 1
noun: If a store or supplier issues a credit to a customer, they give the customer a sum of money or equivalent purchasing power to spend at a later date.

credit in Retail 2
noun: If a person or business buys on credit, the seller allows the buyer to receive goods or services before making payment.

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