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Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
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Recognition and respect.
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He arrived five minutes late, but to his credit he did work an extra ten minutes at the end of his shift.
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Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
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She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.
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(television/film, usually in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
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They kissed, and then the credits rolled.
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A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.
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In view of your payment record, we are happy to extend further credit to you.
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The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
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a long credit or a short credit
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A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
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What do you mean my credit is no good?
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An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
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(tax accounting) A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
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Didn't you know that the IRS will refund any excess payroll taxes that you paid if you use the 45(B) general business credit?
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A source of value, distinction or honour.
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That engineer is a credit to the team.
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An arbitrary unit of value, used in many token economies.
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To repair your star cruiser will cost 100,000 credits.
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Recognition for having taken a course (class).
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If you do not come to class, you will not get credit for the class, regardless of how well you do on the final.
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A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.
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Dude, I just need 3 more credits to graduate – I can take socio-linguistics of Swahili if I want.