to credit
8
3.5
- verb
- /ˈkrɛdɪt/
- She couldn't credit that he had won the award without putting in any effort.
- hard to credit
- difficult to credit
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Watch on YouTubeThe father could not credit the young boy's interest in his own imagination.
- The father could not credit the young boy's interest in his own imagination.
- Oh, so that is an example of how I still feel that and I credit that sense.
Examples
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Can you at least just credit me?
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You, perhaps, may not credit this... ...but he was devoted to your mother.
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So what do you credit that to?
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I credit a man who will correct his mistakes and own up to them.
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I would not have credited it had I not seen it with my own eyes.
Fiction book (1999) -
I don't fear these people and I credit that to a Scottish upbringing.
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She's said that she partly credits her interest in horses due to this coincidence of her birthday.
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We must credit the life of Vincent van Gogh... for really sending this myth into orbit.
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Berlin stares at the book and can barely credit what he's seeing.
Fiction book (1992) -
Many people find it hard to credit the claims of conspiracy theorists.
Synonyms
85
4.9
Say that a person or thing can be trusted
Antonyms
Compounds
27
3.6
A group like a bank owned by its members that offers savings accounts and low-rate loans
7
4.9
A private company that keeps information about people's loans and payments for banks
4
4.1
A formal request to a bank or lender to borrow money, for example to get a credit card
- Specialized
4
3.4
An official record that a college gives for a completed course toward a degree
- Specialized
3
3.5
One hour of class each week during a semester that counts toward a degree
- Specialized
3
5.6
A loan that uses the value of your home as security for big costs
- Formal
2
5.5
A bank document that promises to pay a seller if a buyer meets certain conditions
- Specialized
2
5.6
A loan you can use again up to a set limit while you repay the balance
- Specialized
1
4.1
Money that banks lend to businesses to buy goods or pay business costs
- Specialized
1
5.1
A loan from a bank in the seller's country to help a buyer pay for goods sent to another country
- Specialized
1
6.4
The total amount of money a bank or lender may lose if loans are not repaid
- Specialized
1
4.4
A loan you repay in equal regular payments with interest that people often use to buy a car or furniture
- Specialized
1
6.2
A borrowing plan that lets you borrow up to a set limit and use it again as you repay
- Specialized
1
4.8
An agreement with a bank that lets a person borrow money up to a set limit when needed
- Specialized
1
6.8
A loan that lets you borrow money against the value of your home
- Literature
1
4.7
A government system that gives people a score based on their behaviour that affects their access to services
- Specialized
1
4.7
A bank promise to pay a foreign seller for goods a company buys from another country
- Specialized
1
4.1
A bank service that lets you withdraw money when your account does not have enough money
- Specialized
1
4.7
Money a bank lets you use when a check makes your account go below zero
- Specialized
1
5.6
A bank's written promise to pay a seller for goods when required papers arrive
1
3.7
An agreement with a bank that lets a person borrow money up to a set limit when needed
- Specialized
1
4.8
A company that lends money to businesses like manufacturers and wholesalers
A way to buy now at a shop and pay later up to a set limit you can repay anytime
- UK
A point given by European universities to show how much student work a course needs
- Archaic
A bank paper that lets a person get money while traveling abroad
How Believable
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1.0
996
1.3
8
3.5
884
3.6
∞
1.3
15
4.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Credit comes straight from Latin credere, which means 'to believe'. To credit something is to accept it as true or to 'believe' it happened.