credit

verb
/ˈkɹɛdɪt/

To believe; to put credence in.

Example

“Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.”

Other meanings

To add to an account.
“Credit accounts receivable with the amount of the invoice.”
To acknowledge the contribution of.
“I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.”

Related words

discredit
miscredit
recredit
uncredit

Example sentences

“Did you buy something with my credit card?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Only the rich get credit.”
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“I have a lifelong problem of not giving myself enough credit.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "crēditum" (a loan, credit).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “credit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.