CREDIT

Approval

Example: "Give her recognition for trying"

Money available for a client to borrow

An accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

Used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise

Example: "She already had several performances to her credit"

Arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services

Recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours

A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Example: "The student's essay failed to list several important citations"

An entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work

Example: "The credits were given at the end of the film"

An estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments