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🙅 To wrongly acknowledge 💸 To record wrongly
to miscredit

to miscredit

8.2
To put a payment in the wrong account
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪsˈkrɛdɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : registrar erróneamente
  • The accountant miscredited the payment to the wrong account.

Examples

  • The bank quickly fixed the error after they miscredited the funds to another account.

  • If you miscredit a transaction, it can cause confusion in the financial records.

  • The accountant accidentally miscredited the payment to the wrong client.

  • Don't miscredit the funds again!

  • The accountant accidentally miscredited the payment to the wrong client.

  • If you miscredit a transaction, it can lead to discrepancies in the financial statements.

  • The bank corrected the issue after they miscredited the deposit to an incorrect account.

How Accurate

to reconcile
68 5.4
to credit
23 2.3
to miscredit
  • Specialized
8.2

Surface Forms

miscredit infinitive
miscredited past
miscredited past participle
miscrediting present participle
miscredits third person singular

Morphology

miscredit = credit (transparent) = mis + credit

The accounting sense is a direct application of 'mis-' ('wrongly') to the verb 'credit' (to enter a credit), so the derivation is regular and predictable.

Etymology

The word miscredit joins mis- ('wrong') and credit (as in 'credit card' or 'bank credit', meaning to put money or value into an account), so picture putting a payment into the wrong folder. That's why to miscredit a transaction is to record a payment in the wrong account.