- credit
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 arrangement to pay later; money borrowedADJECTIVE▪ long-term, short-term▪ interest-free▪ foreign▪ bank▪ consumer, export, tradeVERB + CREDIT▪ have, use▪ get, obtain▪
If you don't have a regular income you may be unable to get credit.
▪ extend, give sb, grant (sb), offer (sb), provide▪Most stores selling furniture or will offer credit.
▪ deny sb, refuse sb▪The bank refused further credit to the company.
▪ arrange▪ expand▪We propose to expand credit in order to create demand.
CREDIT + NOUN▪ account (BrE), agreement, arrangement, facilities, system, terms (see also credit card)▪ limit▪Your credit limit is now $2 000.
▪ period▪ sale, transaction, transfer (BrE)▪ rating, score, scoring, standing▪He has a bad credit rating (= seems unlikely to pay the money back).
▪ history, record▪people with poor credit histories
▪ file, report▪The credit report will show all the consumer debt a person has.
▪ risk▪He's a bad credit risk.
▪ control▪ crunch, squeeze (esp. BrE)▪ expansion▪increases in debt created by credit expansion
▪ bureau (AmE), industry, institution, market, union▪ analyst▪ note (BrE)▪If damaged items have to be returned, the manufacturer may issue a credit note.
▪ insurancePREPOSITION▪ on credit▪I bought it on credit.
PHRASES▪ a letter of credit (= a letter from one bank to another that enables you to obtain money)▪I have arranged for my branch to send a letter of credit to the branch nearest the hotel.
2 money in a bank account or owed to youADJECTIVE▪ direct (BrE)▪I'm paid by direct credit into my bank account.
VERB + CREDIT▪ have▪I have three credits on my bank statement.
CREDIT + NOUN▪ balance▪a credit balance of €265
PREPOSITION▪ in credit▪My account is in credit.
▪ credit of▪a credit of £35
3 praise/approvalADJECTIVE▪ great▪ extra▪ full▪ partial▪ due, proper▪We should give due credit to all who helped make the event a success.
VERB + CREDIT▪ give sb▪ claim, get, receive, take▪Why should she get all the credit?
▪ do sb, reflect▪Your concern does you credit.
▪The success of the venture reflects great credit on the organizers.
▪ deservePREPOSITION▪ to sb's credit▪To her credit, she gave them lunch.
▪ credit for▪At least give him credit for trying.
PHRASES▪ give credit where credit is due▪ to sb's great credit▪To her great credit, she does not try to avoid the truth.
▪ to sb's eternal credit (esp. BrE), to sb's everlasting credit (esp. AmE)4 the credits list of people who worked on a film/movie, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ opening▪ closing, end, final▪ film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE)VERB + THE CREDITS▪ watchTHE CREDITS + VERB▪ roll▪We left before the final credits began to roll.
5 sb/sth that brings respect to sb/sth elseADJECTIVE▪ greatPREPOSITION▪ credit to▪He's a great credit to the school.
6 unit of study at a university, college or schoolADJECTIVE▪ course▪Participants were given course credit for their participation in the study. (AmE)
▪ college (AmE)VERB + CREDIT▪ earn▪He took some advanced courses to earn college credits.
▪ award, grant▪ offer▪modules offering continuing education credits
▪ transfer▪Students may have difficulty transferring credits to other institutions.
CREDIT + NOUN▪ hour (AmE)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Tuition costs are based on the number of credit hours enrolled.
verb1 put money in the bankPREPOSITION▪ with▪The bank credited the oil company with $500 000.
PHRASES▪ credit sth to sb's account2 with an achievement/qualityPREPOSITION▪ with▪I credited you with a little more sense.
PHRASES▪ be credited as sth, be credited with sth▪She is generally credited as having written over 50 novels.
▪ be credited to sb▪The work has been credited to a 16th-century bishop.
▪ be generally credited with sth, be widely credited with sth▪He is widely credited with having started the Middle East peace process.
3 (BrE) believeVERB + CREDIT▪ can hardly, can scarcely▪I could hardly credit it when she told me she was leaving.
▪ be hard to▪I find what he says rather hard to credit.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
